Baishamen Lighthouse (), located on
Haidian Island
Haidian Island () is an island that forms part of the city of Haikou, Hainan Province, China. It is separated from the main part of Haikou by the Haidian River. The north coast faces the Qiongzhou Strait. The east coast faces Xinbu Island, separ ...
, Haikou, in the province of Hainan, China, is the sixth tallest
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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in the world, and the second tallest in China.
[ Listed as Baisha Men.] Rising from a three-storey hexagonal base, the structure is tall. This active lighthouse has a focal plane of and sends out a white flash every six seconds. The triangular, cylindrical tower and base are made entirely of white concrete.
It serves as a landfall light for the city of Haikou, and is located on the east side of the entrance to
Haikou Bay
Haikou Bay is a bay on the northern coast of Hainan Province, China, in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is named for Haikou City, which is situated on the coast.
This shallow bay spans approximately 12 km from its eastern boundary at the northweste ...
, the harbor of Haikou on the northeast shore of Haidian Island.
See also
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List of lighthouses in China
This is a list of lighthouses in the China, People's Republic of China which includes mainland China and the two Special administrative regions of China, special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
Lighthouses in Mainland China
Light ...
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List of tallest lighthouses in the world
This is a list of the tallest lighthouses, by tower height (as opposed to focal height, i.e. height of the lamp of a lighthouse from water level). The list includes only "traditional lighthouses", as defined by ''The Lighthouse Directory'', i.e. bu ...
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Mulantou Lighthouse
Mulantou Lighthouse (), also known as the Hainan Head Light, located in the province of Hainan, China, is the fifth-tallest lighthouse in the world, and the tallest in China.
Built in 1995, this active lighthouse has a focal plane of . It emits t ...
– the tallest lighthouse in China
References
* Listed as Baisha Men.
External links
Information of Baishamen Lighthouse
Lighthouses completed in 2000
Towers completed in 2000
Lighthouses in China
Buildings and structures in Haikou
Haidian Island
2000 establishments in China
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