Yongdae Gap Lighthouse
LocationYongdae Gap
South Hamgyong Province
North Korea
Coordinates40°28′24.8″N 129°3′44.2″E / 40.473556°N 129.062278°E / 40.473556; 129.062278[1]
Tower
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markingswhite tower
Light
Focal height61 meters (200 ft)[1]
Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)[1]
CharacteristicL Fl W 9s.[1]

Yongdae Gap[2] (Korean: 용대갑, 龍台岬, "Dragon-Terrace Cape") is a North Korean headland in the middle of the country's eastern coast along the Sea of Japan. It forms the southeastern corner of South Hamgyong's Tanchon and the western point of a narrow bay sheltering Songjin and Hwadae.

Names

In the 19th century, Yongdae Gap was known as Cape Schlippenbach or Schlippenback.[3] During the Japanese occupation of Korea, it was known as Ryūdai-kō.

Geography

Yongdae Gap is the southern point of a small peninsula whose most conspicuous summit is Wonsandok San, which rises to an elevation of 504 meters (1,654 ft) about 4 miles (6.4 km) due north of the cape. The highest visible mountain from the point is Yongyon San(용연-산, 龍淵山), which rises to an elevation of 1,598 meters (5,243 ft) about 17 miles (27 km) farther NNW. Its range extends 25 miles (40 km) north from the cape.[2]

A half-mile (.8 km) to the west of the peninsula is Yongdae Myoji ("Yongdae Anchorage").[2] This has a depth of 9.1–13 meters (30–43 ft) and bottom in fine sand, but is unsafe except as a shelter from NE winds.[2]

To the east of Yongdae Gap is a narrow but long and deep bay[3] extending about 40 miles (64 km) east to Musu Point.

Lighthouse

Yongdae Gap has a lighthouse, but it is closed to the public[4] and the American National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency notes that "the existence and operation of all navigational aids should be considered unreliable on the east coast of North Korea".[1]

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 212.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 157: Coasts of Korea and China (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 75.
  3. 1 2 Jarrad (1884), p. 137.
  4. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of North Korea". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Bibliography

40°28′35″N 129°04′02″E / 40.4763745°N 129.0671542°E / 40.4763745; 129.0671542

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