Ogami Lighthouse

Ogami Lighthouse
尾上島灯台
Japan
Location Ogami Island
Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates 33°10′44.4″N 129°19′56.0″E / 33.179000°N 129.332222°E / 33.179000; 129.332222Coordinates: 33°10′44.4″N 129°19′56.0″E / 33.179000°N 129.332222°E / 33.179000; 129.332222
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height 76 metres (249 ft)
Light source solar power
Characteristic Fl W 4s.
Admiralty number M5240
NGA number 11984
ARLHS number JPN-473
Japan number JP- 6219[1]


Ogami Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Ogami Island off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture in southern Japan. It is notably the first photovoltaically powered lighthouse in the world and was instrumental in demonstrating the viability of photovoltaics in 1966.[2]

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References

  1. Ogami Lighthouse Lighthouses Directory
  2. Photovoltaics. Burbank.com
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