The Cape Santiago Lighthouse ( or Santiaochiao Lighthouse ) is a
lighthouse at
Cape Santiago
Cape Santiago ( es, Cabo Santiago, fil, Kabo Santiago) is the southwestern point of the island of Luzon located within the municipality of Calatagan in Batangas, Philippines. It is a cape at the southern tip of Calatagan Peninsula which faces the ...
,
Gongliao District,
New Taipei
New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
History
The lighthouse was built in 1931 for ship navigation.
Since 30 September 2018, the lighthouse has been opened to the public.
Architecture
The lighthouse rises up to 16.5 meters in height.
The lighthouse features a gallery on its information and equipment.
Transportation
The lighthouse is accessible by bus from
Taipei Main Station
Taipei Main Station () is a railway and metro station in Taipei, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, the Taiwan Railways Administration, and the Taipei Metro. It is also connected through underground passageways to the terminal sta ...
or
Fulong Station
Fulong () is a Taiwan Railways Administration Yilan line station, located at Fulong Village, Gongliao District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Structure
* Two island platforms
Service
* Currently, (2013) the station is classified as a third-class s ...
.
See also
*
List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
*
List of lighthouses in Taiwan
This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Taiwan.
Northern Taiwan
* Pengjia Lighthouse () (Pengjia Islet, Keelung)
* Keelung Island Lighthouse () ( Keelung Islet, Keelung)
* Keelung Lighthouse () (Keelung Harbor, Keelung)
* Ciouzish ...
References
External links
Maritime and Port Bureau MOTC
1931 establishments in Taiwan
Lighthouses completed in 1931
Lighthouses in New Taipei
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