Pengjia Lighthouse 彭佳嶼燈塔 | |
Location: | Pengjia Islet, Keelung, Zhongzheng, Taiwan |
Coordinates: | 25.6301°N 122.0803°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1897 (first) |
Yearlit: | 1909 (current) |
Construction: | Brick tower |
Shape: | Cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on a hexagonal prism basement |
Marking: | White tower, black lantern dome |
Height: | 28.6m (93.8feet) |
Focalheight: | 145.4m (477feet) |
Range: | [1] |
Characteristic: | Fl W 15s. |
Managingagent: | Maritime and Port Bureau[2] |
The Pengjia Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Pengjia Islet, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan.[3]
The first phase construction of the lighthouse started in 1906 and completed in 1908. It started its service on 20 September 1909. In December 2015, the lighthouse was designated as a historic site by the Keelung City Government.[4]
The lighthouse was designed with brick and tubular structure and equipped with incandescent oil lamp standing at 26.2 meters high. The lighthouse is currently staffed by five workers.