Eluanbi Lighthouse
Eluanbi Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Cape Eluanbi, the southernmost point of the main island of Taiwan, which separates Taiwan's South Bay from Banana Bay and the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea from the Philippine Sea. It is near Eluan Village in the township of Hengchun in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The lighthouse is open to the public all year around.
| Location | Eluanbi Village Hengchun Pingtung County Taiwan |
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| Coordinates | 21°54′08″N 120°51′09″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1883 |
| Foundation | concrete and granite |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Height | 21.4 m (70 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on one-story keeper's house and visitor building |
| Markings | white tower, black lantern dome |
| Operator | Maritime and Port Bureau |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 56.4 m (185 ft) |
| Lens | Fourth order fresnel |
| Intensity | 1,800,000 candela |
| Range | 27.2 nmi (50.4 km; 31.3 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鵝鑾鼻燈塔 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鹅銮鼻灯塔 | ||||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||||
| Kanji | 鵝鑾鼻灯台 | ||||||||||||
| Hiragana | がらんびとうだい | ||||||||||||
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