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Ryo-do (Yo-do, Nicholski Island)
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1905
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Date of lighthouse construction
1906
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Country
North Korea
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Commissioning body
Unknown.
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Order of lens
4th order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Revolving
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
Fl W 20s
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
8 metre high octagonal concrete tower.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
None.
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
Again as with most Korean lighthouses very little information is available and I was unable to find a photograph of the lighthouse. The island is the largest of a group of islands in the southern entrance to Wonsan Bay. The lighthouse is located on the high point at the south east of the island. The light appears in Chance Brothers of Smethwick near Birmingham as Nicholski Island and it has been very difficult to trace where this island however I did find a reference to the island being outside Gensan (Wonsan) in old navigation charts.
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Current management body/ ports authority
Unknown
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
Unknown
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
Unknown.
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Closed
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
39.2204111, 127.5331277 (?)
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
ibiblio.org
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Other details
I have been unable to find any information regarding the present lens in the lighthouse though it may well be that the original Chance lens has been removed.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Online search.