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Johor Strait Lighthouse.

Concrete, height: 12 m. Johor Strait, Singapore. One white flash every 10 seconds.

Cape Bojeador Lighthouse, 1892.

Brick, height: 20 m. Burgos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

Basco Lighthouse, 2003.

Concrete, height: 20 m. Basco, Philippines. One white flash every 4 seconds.

Tikiu (Chikiu) Misaki Light, 1920.

Concrete, height: 15 m. Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. Two white flashes every 30 seconds, range: 28 nautical miles.

Telaga Harbour Lighthouse.

Langkawi, Malaysia.

Yokohama Marine Tower, 1961.

Steel, height: 106 m. Yokohama, Japan. One flash every 20 seconds, range: 25 nautical miles.

Standing 106 metres high, the Yokohama Marine Tower is the tallest lighthouse in the world. It has an observation deck at the 100-metre mark, from which visitors can see Mount Fuji on a clear day. It was opened in 1961 to mark the 100^th anniversary of the Yokohama seaport. The light originally flashed every twenty seconds and alternated between red and green. After it was closed for renovations and reopened in 2009, the light was changed to white and remains so.