Lighthouses of South Korea: Boryeong and Taean

For most of its history, Korea was an independent kingdom, or at least an autonomous kingdom under Chinese influence. This came to an end in 1910, when Japan annexed all of Korea. At the end of World War II in 1945, the 38° parallel was established as the dividing line between U.S. and Soviet zones of occupation, and in 1948 separate civil administrations were established in the two halves of the country. The Korean War (1950-53) ended in a draw, with the armistice line falling close to the prewar 38° line. The Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly called South Korea, occupies the Korean peninsula south of the armistice line.

This page covers lighthouses of southern and central Chungcheongnam (Chungnam) province on South Korea's west coast. This coast faces west on the Yellow Sea. It is an intricate and rocky coast, with numerous islands of all sizes offshore. Although there are several famous and historic lighthouses on this coast, most of the more modern lights are not well known.

Special thanks to Michel Forand for sharing his research on the lighthouses of Korea.

Navigational aids in the ROK are regulated by the Ministry of Land, Transport, and Maritime Affairs (MLTM). MLTM also operates the major coastal lights, but management of harbor lighthouses is in the hands of local port authorities. In Korean, the word for a lighthouse is deungdae; dan is a cape, do is an island, and hang is a harbor .

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume M of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.

General Sources
KAAN Major Lighthouse Information
KAAN is the Korean Association of Aids to Navigation. Click on the map for information concerning each province, and then scroll down for small photos. All the data is in Korean.

Moktok Do Light
original Gyeongnyeolbido (Kyongnyolbi) Light
Korean Association of Aids to Navigation photo
Seocheon County Lighthouses
Biin Hang West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); red flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower, painted red. A photo is available, there's a collection of photos of both breakwater lights, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located at the end of the detached west (really north) breakwater at Biin, a small port at the end of a sand spit just north of the mouth of the Geum River. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4187.52.
* Biin Hang East Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower, painted white. There's a collection of photos of both breakwater lights, Jae-Man Shim has a view of the breakwater, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located at the end of the east (really south) breakwater at Biin. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4187.53.
* Hongwon Hang West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower, painted red. A closeup, a second closeup, and a distant view are available, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. NGA misspells the name of this light as Hangwon. Located at the end of the west (main) breakwater at Hongwon, a small port 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Biin. Probably accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.31; NGA 17825.7.
* Hongwon Hang East Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); two green flashes every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower, painted white. A closeup and a second closeup (2/3 the way down the page) are available, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view of the location. Located at the original end of the east breakwater at Hongwon. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.3; NGA 17825.5.
* Hongwon Marina
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); red flash every 6 s. 15 m (49 ft) semielliptical concrete tower, the lower portion surrounded by an observation deck accessed by three sweeping stairways. Entire lighthouse is red. A closeup and several additional photos are available (1/3-1/2 the way down the page). Located at the end of a new breakwater attached to the former end of the Hongwon East Breakwater. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.32.
Gwangam
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); red flash every 5 s. 15 m round cylindrical concrete tower centered on a round concrete pier. Entire lighthouse is red. A photo and a second photo are available, but Google has only a fuzzy satellite view. Located on a skerry about 1 km (0.6 mi) northwest of Hongwon harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.9; NGA 17803.

Boryeong Lighthouses
* Muchangpo Hang South Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); red flash every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower, painted red. A photo is at right, a second photo, and a closeup are available, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located at the end of the south breakwater of Muchangpo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4187.3; NGA 17826.
Muchangpo
2005. Active; focal plane and light characteristic unknown. Approx. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse painted black with a yellow horizontal band at the base. A photo is available, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located on a reef about 500 m (0.3 mi) west of the Muchangpo harbor entrance. Accessible only by boat but easily seen from the harbor. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4187.4.
* Daecheon (Taech'on) Hang West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); red flash every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower, painted red. Photos (first and second photos on the page) and a distant view is available, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Daecheon is the port associated with the city of Boryeong. Located at the end of the west breakwater of Daecheon. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4186; NGA 17836.
* Daecheon (Taech'on) Hang East Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with double gallery. Entire lighthouse is red. A photo is available, and Google has a distant satellite view; the photo, however, indicates that the configuration of the harbor has changed. Located at the east end of a detached breakwater at Daecheon. Site status unknown. Admiralty M4186.3.
Sapsido
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red flash every 5 s. 19 m (59 ft) tower, painted red. Several photos and another photo are available, and Google has a distant satellite view. Located on a shoal off the island of Sapsido about 7 km (4.5 mi) southwest of Gonam. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4185.6; NGA 17827.7.
Sanghongseo
2008. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 22 m (72 ft) concrete tower, painted black with a red horizontal band. A photo is available. Located on a reef about 8 km (5 mi) northeast of Taehwasado. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.63; NGA 17831.
Muchangpo Hang South Breakwater Light
Muchangpo Hang South Breakwater Light, October 2010
photo copyright 아현; permission requested
Daehwasado (Taehwasado)
2006. Active; focal plane 101 m (331 ft); white flash every 10 s. 11 m (36 ft) square concrete tower, painted white. No photo available, and the tower is not seen in Google's satellite view of the island. Taehwasado is the southernmost of a group of small islands about 30 km (19 mi) west of Boryeong. Located at the highest point of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty M4189.8; NGA 17830.
Otakseo
2008. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 21 m (69 ft) concrete tower, painted black with a red horizontal band. No photo available. Located on a reef about 16 km (10 mi) west of Sapsido. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.735; NGA 17831.5.
Oebeomhyeonseo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse painted black with one red horizontal band. A photo is available (3/4 the way down the page), and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located about 600 m (0.4 mi) southeast of the southern point of Oeyeondo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.58.
* Oeyeondo East Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); red flash every 4 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower, painted red. A photo and a second photo are available, both showing both lighthouses and both being the second photo on the page; Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Oeyeondo is the largest of a group of small islands about 50 km (30 mi) west of Boryeong. Located at the end of the east breakwater of Oeyeondo. Probably accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.5; NGA 17820.
* Oeyeondo West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); two green flashes every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower, painted white. No photo available; Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located at the end of the west (main) breakwater of Oeyeondo. Probably accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.55; NGA 17821.
Daegilsando
2003. Active; focal plane 118 m (387 ft); white flash every 6 s. 12 m (39 ft) round white concrete tower. A very distant view is available, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located atop an island about 15 km (9 mi) northeast of the Oeyeondo group. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty M4189.75.
Nokdo Approach
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse painted black with one red horizontal band. A photo and a second photo (1/4 the way down the page) are available, but Google's satellite view does not reveal the lighthouse. Located off the northern tip of Nokdo, an island halfway between Oryeongdo and the mainlan city of Boryeong. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.73.
Chudo
2005. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); green flash every 4 s. 17 m (56 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse painted green. No photo available, and Google's satellite view does not reveal the lighthouse. Located off the southeast coast of a small island about 3 km (2 mi) northeast of Nokdo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.74.
Hahongseo
2001. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse painted black with one red horizontal band. A photo is available, but the location is only a faint blur in Google's satellite view. Located on a rocky reef about 7 km (4.5 mi) east of Nokdo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4189.625.
Napjakdo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse painted black with one red horizontal band. A distant view is available (4/5 the way down the page), and Google has a distant satellite view. Located on a rocky reef about 18 km (11 mi) west of Boryeong. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4185.8.

Taean County Lighthouses
Ganseo
2007. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 15 m (49 ft) tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. No photo available, but the location is barely visible in a Google satellite view. Located on a rock about 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Gonam. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4185.15; NGA 17839.2.
Oejukdo
2003. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); red flash every 4 s. 19 m (59 ft) tower, painted red. No photo available, but Google has a distant satellite view. Located on a rock about 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Gonam. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4185.12; NGA 17839.
Oejanggodo
2008. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 15 m (49 ft) tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. A distant view is available (about 2/3 the way down the page), and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a rock off the island of Janggodo about 5 km (3 mi) west of Gonam. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4185.105; NGA 17827.1.
Oedo
2001. Active; focal plane 52 m (171 ft); white flash every 6 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse is white. A distant view is available (third photo from the bottom), and Google has a distant satellite view. Located atop a small island about 3 km (1.8 mi) off the southwestern coast of the Taean peninsula. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty M4184.45; NGA 17827.15.
Bangpo
Date unknown (recent). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 18 m (59 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted black with a red horizontal band, mounted on a round concrete pier. A photo is at right, and Charley Shin has a more distant 2008 view, but Google's satellite view does not show the tower. Located on a reef off Bangpo harbor. Accessible only by boat, but easy to see from shore. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4184.48.
Anmado
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); red flash every 4 s. 22 m (72 ft) round concrete tower, painted red. No photo available, and Google's satellite view does not reveal the tower. Located on a shoal about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) south of the entrance to Taean harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4184.49.
Ulmido
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 71 m (233 ft); white flash every 6 s. 12 m (39 ft) round white concrete tower. No photo available, but Google has a s satellite view. Located on a small island about 10 km (6 mi) west of the entrance to Taean harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4184.35.
* Mageompo (Taean Bando)
2000. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white flash every 6 s. 17 m (56 ft) round white concrete tower with gallery. Several photos, a closeup (second photo on the page), and another closeup (a little less than halfway down the page) are available, Moon Sun Ho has a distant view of the lighthouse against the sunset, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located a few feet off a rocky point on the northwestern corner of the Taean peninsula. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4184.5; NGA 17839.8.
Bangpo Light
Bangpo Light, June 2009
photo copyright cyana; permission requested
Deogam
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted black with a red horizontal band, mounted on a round concrete pier. A 2005 photo is available, and Google has a blurry satellite view. Located on a reef off a small harbor in western Taean. Accessible only by boat, but easy to see from shore. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4184.24.
Chaeseokpo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); red flash every 4 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted red, mounted on a round concrete pier. A closeup photo and a second photo (third photo on the page) are available, but Google's satellite view does not show the tower. Located on a reef off Chaeseokpo harbor. Accessible only by boat, but easy to see from shore. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4184.1.
Haengyeo
2003. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 17 m (56 ft) tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. No photo available. Located on a rock about 5 km (3 mi) southeast of Anheung. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.2; NGA 17841.
* Anheung Hang East Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) round hourglass-shaped concrete tower, painted red. A photo is available (second photo in second row of small photos), and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Anheung is a small port about 20 km (13 mi) southwest of Taean; it is located on a small island just off a promontory of the mainland. Located on a short breakwater on the east side of the south entrance to the channel separating Anheung from the mainland. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.5; NGA 17852.
* Anheung Hang West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); two green flashes every 6 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted green. A photo is available (first photo in third row of small photos), but Google's satellite view fails to include the tower. Located on a short jetty on the west side of the south entrance to the channel separating Anheung from the mainland. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.6.
* Anheung Sin (Anhung Shin) Hang South Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); red flash every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round red concrete tower with gallery. This is the lighthouse on the left in José Choi's sunset photo, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the end of the south breakwater of Anhung harbor. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.4; NGA 17851.
* Anheung Sin (Anhung Shin) Hang North Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); green flash every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) round white concrete tower with gallery. This is the lighthouse on the right in José Choi's sunset photo, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the end of the north breakwater of Anhung harbor. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.3; NGA 17850.
Hwagiseo
2003. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); red flash every 4 s. 22 m (72 ft) tower, painted red. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located on a shoal about 1.5 km (1 mi) southwest of Anheung harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.27.
Anheung Hang Approach
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 21 m (69 ft) tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. No photo available, and the tower is not shown in Google's satellite view. Located on a shoal about 5 km (3 mi) west southwest of Anheung. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.26.
Gauido (Kauido)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green flash every 5 s. 21 m (69 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted green. No photo available, and the tower is not shown clearly in Google's satellite view. Located on a rocky reef off the north side of the island of Gauido, about 6 km (3.5 mi) west of Anheung. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.22.
Hwachangyeo
2007. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 4 s. 22 m (72 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted green. No photo available, and the tower is not shown clearly in Google's satellite view. Located on a rock on the east side of the passage around the east side of Gauido, about 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Anheung. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.21.
Tonggye Hang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 17 m (56 ft) tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. A portfolio of photos includes a closeup, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef off the harbor on Tonggye. Accessible only by boat, but easily seen from shore. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.66.
* Yeoeundol Hang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 4 s. 10 m (33 ft) octagonal cylindrical white concrete tower. Photos are available (starting a little past halfway on the page), and the light is barely visible at the far left of a distant view, but the tower is not seen in Google's fuzzy satellite view. Located on the north breakwater of Yeoeundol, a small harbor on the northwest side of Taean. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.9; NGA 17853.
Mohang Hang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 42 m (138 ft); white flash every 6 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. No photo available, but Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located on a headland a short distance west of the harbor of Mohang. Site status unknown. Admiralty M4154.8.
* Mohang Hang South Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 15 m (49 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted red. A photo and additional photos are available, Kim Byeong Mo has a view down the breakwater, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located at the end of the south breakwater at Mohang. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.92.
* Mohang Hang North Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); two green flashes every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white. A portfolio of photos and additional photos are available, and Google has a fuzzy satellite view. Located at the end of the south breakwater at Mohang. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.92.
Dakseom
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower with double gallery. A good photo is available (halfway down the page), also a second photo, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located at the seaward end of an island just offshore about 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Mohang. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.75.
Taean Hang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); green flash every 5 s. 16 m (52 ft) round green concrete tower. No photo available, but Google has a distant satellite view. Located on a reef in the entrance to Taean harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4156.33; NGA 17852.
Sindotaseo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); green flash every 6 s. 15 m (49 ft) round green concrete tower. No photo available, and Google has only a fuzzy satellite view. Located on a reef about 8 km (5 mi) north of Taean harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4156.35; NGA 17853.
Kudo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); green flash every 5 s. 14 m (46 ft) round green concrete tower. No photo available, and Google has only a fuzzy satellite view. Located on a reef about 8 km (5 mi) north of Taean harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4156.38; NGA 17863.5.
Ando (An Do)
1911. Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); white flash every 10 s. 18 m (59 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Keeper's houses and other light station buildings. KAAN's distant view is at right, and a portfolio of photos is available. The lighthouse guides vessels approaching the port of Daesan. Located atop a small island about 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Tokkot. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS SKR-001; Admiralty M4156; NGA 17864.

Taean County: Yellow Sea Islands Lighthouses
Heukdo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 117 m (384 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 20 m (66 ft) white metal (skeletal?) tower. No photo available, and the island is only a blur in Google's satellite view. Located on a steep island about 13 km (8 mi) northwest of Gauido. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty M4153.3.
Geomeunyeo (Mokkaedo)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 16 m (52 ft) tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. A good photo is available (last photo on the page). Located on a rock about 5 km (3 mi) southwest of Sinjindo-ri. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4154.25; NGA 17840.8.
** Ong Do (2)
2009 (station established 1907). Active; focal plane 75 m (246 ft) (?); white flash every 15 s. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-1/2 story concrete keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. This is Koreas last staffed light station. An architect's drawing of the new lighthouse is at right, and a photo is available, but Google has only a very fuzzy satellite view of the island. A blogger has photos of the original lighthouse taken on the occasion of its 100th anniversary in 2007. Located atop a small island about 12 km (7.5 mi) west southwest of Sinjindo-ri. Accessible only by boat; guided tours are reported to be available. Site open to tours, tower status unknown. ARLHS SKR-020; Admiralty M4154; NGA 17840.
Gyeongnyeolbido (Kyongnyolbi) (2)
2007 (station established 1909). Active; focal plane 112 m (367 ft); white flash every 10 s. 14 m (46 ft) hexagonal white concrete tower. No photo of the new lighthouse is available. KAAN's photo of the original lighthouse appears at the top of this page, but the island is only a blur in Google's satellite view. Located atop an isolated island in the Yellow Sea about 50 km (30 mi) west of Sinjindo-ri. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS SKR-014; Admiralty M4184; NGA 17844.
Gadaeam (Kadae Am)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); three quick white flashes every 10 s. 17 m (56 ft) round concrete tower, painted black with one yellow horizontal band. A small photo is available (second lighthouse thumbnail), but the tower is not seen in Google's satellite view. Located on a shoal about 16 km (10 mi) northwest of Anhung. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4153; NGA 17854.
Ong Do Light
Architect's drawing of the new Ong Do Light
MLTM image
Mokdeokdo (Moktok-do, Moktok To)
1910. Active; focal plane 66 m (217 ft); two flashes every 15 s, a white flash followed 3 s later by a red flash. 6 m (20 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Several 1-story keeper's houses and other light station buildings. A photo, a closeup, and an article with a small photo are available, and Lighthouse Explorer has a historic postcard view contributed by Michel Forand, but the island is only a blur in Google's satellite view. This lighthouse warns vessels approaching Incheon to avoid the rocks and islets off the coast of Chungcheongnam. It was upgraded with a powerful new light in 2006. Located on a small island about 40 km (25 mi) north northwest of Uihang. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS SKR-045; Admiralty M4152; NGA 17856.
Banseo (Panso) (2)
2007 (station establishment date unknown). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 23 m (75 ft) tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. No photo available. Located on a rock about 8 km (5 mi) northeast of the Moktok-do lighthouse. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4151; NGA 17856.5.

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Posted February 4, 2008. Checked and revised July 22, 2011. Lighthouses: 59. Site copyright 2011 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.