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Korolevu (Koro Island)
Fiji
1) Korolevu (Koro, Muanivanua Point). 1910 (station established 1902). Inactive. Approx. 25 m (82 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. A photo is at right, an undated photo showing this lighthouses http://www.imagekind.com/Lighthouse-on-Koro-Island-Fiji-art?IMID=58572c38-091f-4354-9491-bd8fd0197d0d
and the next one is available and Google has a satellite view.
https://goo.gl/maps/8crbyiwBdZxH3YJx7
The original light was on a square 9 m (30 ft) tower. The 1910 lighthouse appears abandoned and endangered. Koro is an inhabited island about 65 km (40 mi) south of Savusavu and a similar distance northeast of Levuka. Located on a promontory on Muanivanua Point at the south end of the island. Site status unknown. ARLHS FIJ-010.
2) Korolevu (Koro, Muanivanua Point) (3) (?)
Date unknown (station established 1902). Inactive since 2014. 25 m (82 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery. An undated photo showing this and the previous one is available. http://www.imagekind.com/Lighthouse-on-Koro-Island-Fiji-art?IMID=58572c38-091f-4354-9491-bd8fd0197d0d
In 2013 the Maritime Safety Authority listed this as one of eight sites for new lighthouses. The light has now been moved to the new tower, and the the older one is abandoned. Located about 100 m (110 yd) east of the historic lighthouse. Site status unknown.
3) Korolevu (Koro, Muanivanua Point) (4)
2014. Active; focal plane 62 m (203 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) concrete tower painted white with one red horizontal band. No photo available but Google has a satellite view.
https://goo.gl/maps/6VLat8Tvxi62
Site status unknown. Admiralty K4740; NGA 3292.
| Manufacture Date | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse Construction | 1) 1910 (station established 1902); 2) unknown; 3) 2014 |
| Country | Fiji |
| Lens Order | 4th order |
| Lens Type | Revolving |
| Status | publish |
| Light Character | 1) Inactive; 2) Inactive since 2014; 3) two white flashes every 10 s. |
| Lighthouse Markings | 1) Approx. 25 m (82 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. 2) 25 m (82 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery. 3) 12 m (39 ft) concrete tower painted white with one red horizontal band. |
| Management Body Ports Authority | Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | |
| Coordinates | -17.3980214372,179.368550742 |
| Other | ARLHS FIJ-010., Admiralty K4740; NGA 3292. |
| Data Source | Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years): 'Korolevu (Koro, Muanivanua Point) Koro Island (Inactive)' - 1908 - 4th order revolving |