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Baishamen Lighthouse
*Báishā Mén*
	Baishamen Lighthouse
Location	Haidian Island, Haikou; Hainan, China
Coordinates	20°04′17″N 110°18′51″E / 20.071366°N 110.314068°E
Tower
Constructed	2000
Construction	concrete
Height	236 feet (72 m)
Shape	triangular prism tower rising from a 4-story hexagonal basement
Markings	white tower
Light
First lit	c. 2000
Focal height	256 feet (78 m)
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 6s.

Baishamen Lighthouse (Chinese: 白沙门灯塔), located on Haidian Island, Haikou, in the province of Hainan, China, is the sixth tallest lighthouse in the world,^[1] and the second tallest in China.^[2] Rising from a three-storey hexagonal base, the structure is 236 feet (72 m) tall. This active lighthouse has a focal plane of 256 feet (78 m) 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, the harbor of Haikou on the northeast shore of Haidian Island.

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^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-07-30. Listed as Baisha Men.
^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-02-11). "Lighthouses of China: Northeastern Hǎinán". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-07-30. Listed as Baisha Men.

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. 2009. p. 297. Listed as Baisha Men.

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Information of Baishamen Lighthouse

[1] Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-07-30. Listed as Baisha Men.

[2] Rowlett, Russ (2009-02-11). "Lighthouses of China: Northeastern Hǎinán". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-07-30. Listed as Baisha Men.

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Tower
Baishamen Lighthouse

Location	Haidian Island, Haikou Hainan, China
Coordinates	20°04′17″N 110°18′51″E / 20.071366°N 110.314068°E / 20.071366; 110.314068
Constructed	2000
Construction	concrete
Height	236 feet (72 m)
Shape	triangular prism tower rising from a 4-story hexagonal basement
Markings	white tower

Light
First lit	c. 2000
Focal height	256 feet (78 m)
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 6s.