Lighthouses of South Korea: Geoje

For most of its history Korea was an independent kingdom, or at least an autonomous kingdom under Chinese influence. This came to an end in 1910 when Japan annexed all of Korea. At the end of World War II in 1945 the 38° parallel was established as the dividing line between U.S. and Soviet zones of occupation, and in 1948 separate civil administrations were established in the two halves of the country. The Korean War (1950-53) ended in a draw with the armistice line falling close to the prewar 38° line. The Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly called South Korea, occupies the Korean peninsula south of the armistice line.

The name Korea, used internationally, is a Western version of Goryeo or Koryŏ (고려), the name of a kingdom that unified the country in the tenth century. From 1392 to 1897 the kingdom was known instead as Joseon or Chosŏn (조선). Today South Koreans usually call their country Hanguk (한국, literally "one country") and the official name of the Republic of Korea is Daehan Minguk (대한민국).

South Korea is divided into nine provinces and eight province-level cities. This page covers lighthouses of the city of Geoje in Gyeongsangnam (South Gyeongsang) province on South Korea's south coast. The city occupies Geojedo (also called Koje-do or Geoje Island), a large, irregularly-shaped island, roughly 30 km (19 mi) north to south and 20 km (13 mi) east to west, lying south of Changwon and east of Tongyeong (Chungmu). It is connected to the mainland near Tongyeong by two bridges, and the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link, a bridge-tunnel link that opened in December 2010, connects it to Busan. The city includes all of Geojedo as well as several smaller nearby islands. It has a population of about 240,000.

Navigational aids in the ROK are regulated by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). Management of lighthouses in Geoje is the responsibility of the Masan Regional Oceans and Fisheries Administration. The Korean Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration (KHOA) publishes notices to mariners.

In 2000 South Korea adopted a Revised Romanization System to replace systems formerly used in the West. In the Revised System, the word for a lighthouse is deungdae (등대); dan (formerly tan) is a cape, seom (som) or do (to) is an island, am or amseog is a rock, man is a bay, and hang is a harbor. Some place names may be more familiar to Westerners in the spellings of older systems.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. KR numbers, where available, are from the Korean light list. Admiralty numbers are from volume M of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.

General Sources
Online List of Lights - Korea
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas.
Lighthouses to Visit
Information on three lighthouses provided by the Masan Office of Oceans and Fisheries.
Navionics Charts
Navigation chart for the Geoje area.


Yangjiam Chwi Light, Geoje, April 2016
Google Maps photo by Kim Cheol Bong

West Coast Lighthouses
Geoje (Koje) Man (Gudo)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 5 s. 14 m (46 ft) round concrete tower, painted white. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the southwestern tip of Gudo, a small island in the center of Geoje Bay, about 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Tongyeong. Site status unknown. Admiralty M4330.5; ex-NGA 16904.
Daecho (Taech'o)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); red flash every 5 s. 11 m (36 ft) round concrete tower, painted red, mounted on a round concrete pier. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located off the west coast of Hwado in Geoje Bay about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) east southeast of Tongyeong harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2200; Admiralty M4325.4; NGA 16911.
Banghwado (Panghwa Do) (1)
1911. Inactive since 2006. 10 m (33 ft) square steel skeletal tower rising from a small steel equipment cabinet. A photo is at right and Google has a satellite view. A unique survivor from its period, this light was awarded Lighthouse Cultural Heritage designation in September 2019. Located adjacent to the modern lighthouse. Site status unknown. Site manager: Hallyeohaesang National Park.
Banghwado (Panghwa Do) (2)
2006 (station established 1911). Active; focal plane 34 m (112 ft); white flash every 4 s. 15 m (49 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a view from the sea and Google has a satellite view. Located at the west end of an island in Geoje Bay about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) east of Tongyeong harbor. Site status unknown. Site manager: Hallyeohaesang National Park. Admiralty M4326; NGA 16912.

Northwest Coast (Seongpo Area) Lighthouses
Myeongdungdo (Myongdung Do)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 29 m (95 ft); two white flashes every 6 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo (lighthouse in lower right corner, dwarfed by a huge electric power transmission tower); Google has a satellite view. Located on an island off the northwestern coast of Geojedo. Site status unknown. KR-2205; Admiralty M4329; NGA 16932.
Jiseok
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); white flash every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located at the tip of a forested headland on the northwest coast of Geodo. May be accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2203.1; Admiralty M4329.4.

1911 Banghwado Light, Geoje
unattributed press photo
Noruseom
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); green flash every 5 s. 13 m (43 ft) round concrete tower, painted green. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo, Kim Soo Yeon has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the north side of a narrow channel leading westward into Seongpo on the northwest side of Geojedo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. KR-2202; Admiralty M4329.5; NGA 16881.
* Seongpo (Songp'o) Hang West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); red flash every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) round hourglass-shaped red concrete tower. Park Sung-sik has a 2017 photo, Kei Unggaro has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the west breakwater in Seongpo on the northwest side of Geojedo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2201.5; Admiralty M4330.1; NGA 16880.5.
* Seongpo (Songp'o) Hang East Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); green flash every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) round tapered white concrete tower. Kee-Hyuck Kim's photo, at right, shows in the background a new bridge connecting Geojedo to the smaller nearby island of Gajodo. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo, Kei Unggaro has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the east breakwater in Seongpo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2201.6; Admiralty M4330; NGA 16880.
Mangeumyeo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse painted black with one red horizontal band. No photo available and Google has only a distant satellite view. Located off the west coast of Gajodo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2203.3; Admiralty M4330.35.
Dolkkeuchyeo (Gajodo)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); two white flashes every 10 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a round concrete pier. Lighthouse painted black with one red horizontal band. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo and Google has a distant satellite view. Located off the northwest coast of Gajodo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2203.5; Admiralty M4330.3; NGA 16879.3.
Mangeumchodo
2021. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round concrete tower painted black with one red horizontal band. Google has a satellite view. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located about 600 m (3/8 mi) north of the Dolkkeuchyeo light. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2203; Admiralty M4330.25.
Gyedo
2022. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); quick-flashing white light. 8 m (26 ft) round concrete tower, upper half painted black and lower half yellow. The light is at the left edge of a 2023 photo and Google has a satellite view. Located just off the end of a ridge projecting from the northwest corner of Gajodo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2217.21; Admiralty M4330.23.
Seongpo Hang East Breakwater Light
Seongpo Hang East Breakwater Light, February 2011
ex-Panoramio photo copyright Kee-Hyuck Kim
permission requested

North Coast Lighthouses
Yechimdo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); white flash every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an island off the northern entrance to Geoje harbor. Site status unknown. KR-2197; Admiralty M4341.4; NGA 16832.
Janganseo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); green flash every 4 s. 10 m (33 ft) round concrete tower mounted on a round concrete pier. Entire structure is green. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo, Kim Do-ha has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located near the west end of the bridge connecting Geojedo to Chicheondo, a smaller island to the northwest. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. KR-2139; Admiralty M4340.8; NGA 16824.
* Hwangdeokdo (Hwangdok To) (3)
2006 (station established 1911). Active; focal plane 90 m (295 ft); white flash every 6 s. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. A 2023 closeup is at right and Google has a satellite view. According to a Korean article (no longer online), the 1911 skeletal tower was to be sent to the lighthouse museum at Homigot Light in Pohang. Located on a cliff on the northwestern corner of Hwangdeokdo, a small island off the northwestern coast of Chicheondo. The lighthouse is accessible by a hiking trail. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4341; NGA 16828.
* Muran Hang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 12 m (39 ft); green light, pattern unknown. Approx. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, white with gray trim. Seong Rae has a photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located on the main breakwater of a small harbor on the east side of Hwangdeokdo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4342.62.
Sobeombukdo (Sobombukdo, Sobombuk To)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); quick-flashing white light. 14 m (46 ft) round tower, upper half painted black and lower half yellow. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the northwest side of a small round island in the entrance to the harbor of Changmong, near the northern end of Geojedo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. KR-2079; Admiralty M4342.7; NGA 16822.

Hwangdeokdo Light, Geoje, May 2023
Google Maps photo by baeksun

Northeast Coast Lighthouses
Sageungseo (2)
2004. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 12 m (39 ft) round concrete tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo and Google has a satellite view. The original light was damaged or destroyed by Typhoon Maemi in September 2003. Located on a dangerous reef off the northeastern corner of Geojedo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty M4351; NGA 16780.
Sangyu (2)
2004. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); green flash every 6 s. 14 m (46 ft) round concrete tower, painted green. Kim Cheol Bong has a closeup photo, Kim Young Ho has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. The original light was damaged or destroyed by Typhoon Maemi in September 2003. Located just off the small harbor of Sangyu, at the northeastern corner of Geojedo just north of the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link bridge. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. KR-2077; Admiralty M4350.
Gyeokdo (Kyokdo, Kyok To)
2001. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); three quick white flashes every 10 s. 16 m (52 ft) cylindrical concrete tower centered on a round concrete base. Tower painted black with one yellow horizontal band. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a rocky reef about 1 km (0.6 mi) off the northeast coast of Geojedo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. KR-2076.5; Admiralty M4351.9; NGA 16829.
Huinyeo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) round conical concrete tower painted black with one red horizontal band. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef about 4 km (2.5 m) east of Geojedo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2076.6; Admiralty M4351.98; NGA 16831.
* Isudo Hang South Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); red flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) round red concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a closeup photo, Kim Hyang-suk also has a photo showing both lighthouses, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the south breakwater of Isudo, an inhabited island off the east coat of Geojedo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2076.3; Admiralty M4351.95.
* Isudo Hang North Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); green flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) round white concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo, a closeup is available, Kim Hyang-suk also has a photo showing both lighthouses, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the north breakwater of Isudo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2076.4; Admiralty M4351.96.
* Oepo (Ogapo) Hang East Breakwater (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); red flash every 6 s. 8 m (26 ft) square cylindrical red concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a very distant view. This light was probably replaced because it disappeared for a time from Google's satellite view. Located at the end of the east (outer) breakwater at Oepo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2154; Admiralty M4340.75; NGA 16838.
* Oepo (Ogapo) Hang West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); green flash every 6 s. 7 m (23 ft) hexagonal cylindrical white concrete tower. A photo is at right, Kyong Rae Lee has a view across the harbor and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the west (inner) breakwater at Oepo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2153; Admiralty M4340.7; NGA 16836.
Oepo Hang West Breakwater Light
Oepo Hang West Breakwater Light, April 2010
ex-Panoramio Creative Commons photo
by Gyeungnam Media Film Commission


Okpo Area Lighthouses
Okpo is a highly urbanized ward on the central east coast of Geojedo. It is the home of the Daewoo Shipyard, one of South Korea's largest shipbuilders.
Hwangdo
2021. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); six quick white flashes followed by one long white flash every 15 s. 13 m (43 ft) concrete tower, upper half painted yellow and lower half painted black. No photo available but Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a reef north of the entrance to Okpo harbor. Accesible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2567.1; Admiralty M4340.63.
* Okpo Hang North Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); red flash every 4 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical red concrete tower. Shaun Jones has a photo (seen at right) and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the north breakwater of Okpo Hang, a bay sheltered by the Yangjiam Chwi peninsula. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2155; Admiralty M4340.6; NGA 16844.
* Okpo Hang South Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); green flash every 4 s. 11 m (36 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. Vanhuan Nguyen has a very distant view and Google has a satellite view. NGA lists the tower height as 7 m (23 ft), but Google's views show that the two breakwater lights are the same height. Located at the end of the south breakwater of Okpo Hang. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2156; Admiralty M4340.5; NGA 16840.
* Okpojora Hang East Breakwater
2010. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); red flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical red concrete tower. Kim Yoon Ha has a 2016 photo of both lighthouses and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the east breakwater at Okpojora Hang, a small harbor on the north side of Okpo Hang. Presumably accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2155.3; Admiralty M4340.65.
* Okpojora Hang West Breakwater
2007. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); green flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. Kim Yoon Ha has a 2016 photo of both lighthouses and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the west breakwater at Okpojora Hang. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2155.1; Admiralty M4340.66.
 

Okpo Hang North Breakwater Light, Okpo, November 2015
Google Maps photo by Shaun Jones

 
* Neungpo (Nungpo) Hang West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green flash every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical red concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a closeup photo, Taegab Han has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the west breakwater at Neungpo Hang, a small harbor at the base of the Yangjiam Chwi peninsula. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2159; Admiralty M4340.45: NGA 16847.
* Neungpo (Nungpo) Hang East Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red flash every 6 s. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a closeup photo, Taegab Han has a distant street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the east breakwater at Neungpo Hang. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2158; Admiralty M4340.4; NGA 16846.
*** Yangjiam Chwi (2?)
2008. Active; focal plane 60 m (197 ft); white flash every 6 s. 18 m (59 ft) octagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse painted white. Kim Cheol Bong's photo is at the top of this page, Jimmy Soondae has a 2020 photo, a 2022 photo is available, Geun Cho Choi has a drone view, and Google has a satellite view. The tower is hollow, with an internal stairway and numerous openings with a spectacular view. Located at the end of narrow peninsula projecting from the east coast of Geojedo about 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Jangseungpo. Accessible by road. Site and tower open. . KR-2157; Admiralty M4340.3; NGA 16848.
Jangseungpo East Breakwater (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); red flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted red. Sang Lee has a photo of both lighthouses and Google has a satellite view. NGA formerly described a skeletal tower at this location. Located at the end of the east breakwater of Jangseungpo. Site status unknown. KR-2160; Admiralty M4338; NGA 16852.
Jangseungpo West Breakwater (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); green flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower, painted white. A closeup photo is at right, Sang Lee has a photo of both lighthouses and Google has a satellite view. NGA formerly described a skeletal tower at this location. Located at the end of the west breakwater of Jangseungpo. Site status unknown. KR-2161; Admiralty M4340; NGA 16856.
Jisepo (Chisepo) Hang Breakwater West End
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); green flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. No closeup photo available but Google has a satellite view and a very distant street view. Located at the west end of a detached breakwater at Jisepo, just south of the Yangjiam Chwi peninsula. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2163; Admiralty M4337.4; NGA 16857.5.
Jangseungpo West Breakwater Light
Jangseungpo Hang West Breakwater Light, April 2011
ex-Panoramio Creative Commons photo
by Gyeungnam Media Film Commission
Jisepo (Chisepo) Hang Breakwater East End
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); red flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical red concrete tower. Jo Gwang-rae has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located at the east end of a detached breakwater at Jisepo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. KR-2162; Admiralty M4337.3; NGA 16857.
* Jisepo (Chisepo) Entrance Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green flash every 4 s. 7 m (23 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. Enfnal Seo has a closeup photo, another photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of a long breakwater on the south side of the entrance to Jisepo harbor. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2161.5; Admiralty M4337.2; NGA 16858.

Southeast Coast Lighthouses
* Seoimal (Soi Mal) (3)
2006 (station established 1944). Active; focal plane 120 m (394 ft); white flash every 20 s. 10 m (33 ft) round hourglass-shaped concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, gallery railing black. Several keeper's houses and other light station buildings. A closeup photo is at right, Musoo Kim has a 2023 photo, a 2018 photo is available, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. This lighthouse marks the narrowest passage of the Korea Strait; from here it is about 60 km (35 mi) southeast to the Japanese island of Tsushima. The first lighthouse, built during World War II, did not survive the hostilities. Located at the end of a sharp-pointed peninsula on the southeast side of Geojedo, about 15 km (9 mi) south of Jangseungpo. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. . Admiralty M4336; NGA 16860.
* Gujora Hang North Breakwater
2013. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); green flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round metal tower, painted red and amusingly decorated with metal bands spiralling around the tower and a face at the top. Lim Chae-hoon has a 2023 photo, Kim Cheol Bong has a view of both breakwater lighthouses, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the north breakwater pier at Gujora. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2164; Admiralty M4336.21.
* Gujora Hang South Breakwater
2013. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); green flash every 5 s. 9 m (30 ft) round metal tower, painted white and amusingly decorated with metal bands spiralling around the tower and a face at the top. A 2021 photo is available, Kevin Moore has a photo, Kim Cheol Bong has a view of both breakwater lighthouses and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the south breakwater pier at Gujora. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2164.1; Admiralty M4336.2.

Seoimal Light, Geoje, February 2020
Google Maps photo by Yun Yun
* Oejorado (Oejora Do, Oedo)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 11 m (36 ft) red concrete tower rising from a pierhead structure; the lighthouse is shaped like a shoe. The light is perched atop the roof. Kim Cheol Bong's photo is at right, Seon Kwang Kim has a more distant view, and Google has a satellite view. Oedo is a small island about 3 km (2 mi) southwest of the Seoimal lighthouse. The island is the site of a popular formal garden and is readily accessible by ferry. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M4335.9.
Dojangpo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); green flash every 4 s. 12 m (39 ft) robust concrete post light with gallery, mounted on a round concrete pier. Entire structure is green. Seo Jiwon has a 2019 photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located just offshore on the north side of a ragged peninsula at the southeastern corner of Geojedo, about 8 km (5 mi) southwest of the Seoimal lighthouse. Site open, tower closed. KR-2165.8; Admiralty M4335.8.

South Coast (Korea Strait) Lighthouses
Bugyeodo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); two white flashes every 5 s. 23 m (75 ft) tower, painted black with one red horizontal band. A photo is available and Bing has a satellite view of the light on the reef. Located on an isolated rock in the Strait of Korea about 9 km (5.5 mi) south southeast of the Seoimal lighthouse. Accessible only by boat, although there is presumably a distant view from Seoimal and from other locations on the southeast coast of Geojedo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. KR-2169; Admiralty M4335; NGA 16862.
* Dadaedapo (Tadaetap'o) Hang East Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); red flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is red. Kim Cheol Bong has a closeup photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the east (really north) breakwater of a small boat harbor near the south end of Geojedo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2167; Admiralty M4335.4; NGA 16861.

Oejorado Light, Geoje, May 2016
ex-Panoramio photo copyright Kim Cheol Bong; used by permission
* Dadaedapo (Tadaetap'o) Hang West Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal concrete tower. Entire lighthouse is white. Kim Cheol Bong has a closeup photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the west (really south) breakwater of a small boat harbor near the south end of Geojedo. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. KR-2168; Admiralty M4335.6; NGA 16861.5.
Dapodo
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); two red flashes every 6 s. 14 m (46 ft) round red concrete tower. A distant 2023 photo is available and Google has a satellite view. Located just off the southernmost peninsula of Geoje. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. KR-2168.1; Admiralty M4335.7.
Daebyongdaedo (Taebyongdaedo)
2003. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); green flash every 5 s. 21 m (69 ft) tower, painted green. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Daebyongdaedo is a small island about 3 km (2 mi) off the southern tip of Geojedo. Located on the highest point of the islet. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. KR-2168.3; Admiralty M4331.75; NGA 16875.5.
Seokmundo (Seongmundo, Sokmun Do) (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white flash every 5 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo, Kim Dae-yong has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island about 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Daebyongdaedo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. KR-2177; Admiralty M4331.7; NGA 16876.
Mangsangak
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white flash every 3 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower, perched atop a giant rock. Kim Cheol Bong has a view from the sea and Google has a satellite view. Located on a sharp cape at the southwestern point of Geojedo. Site status unknown. KR-2178; Admiralty M4331.6; NGA 16877.
* Daepo Hang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); red flash every 4 s. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical red concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a drone view and Google has a satellite view. Located on the outer breakwater of Daepo/Geunpo harbor, sheltered by the Mangsangak peninsula. Accessible by walking the pier. KR-2178.5; Admiralty M4331.55; NGA 16876.9.
Geunpo Hang Outer Breakwater North Head
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 12 m (39 ft); red light, pattern unknown. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical red concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the outer breakwater of Daepo/Geunpo harbor. Accessible only by boat. Admiralty M4331.544.
* Geunpo Hang North Breakwater
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 13 m (43 ft); green light, pattern unknown. 8 m (26 ft) round cylindrical white concrete tower. Kim Cheol Bong has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the north breakwater of Daepo/Geunpo harbor. Accessible by walking the pier. KR-2171.9; Admiralty M4331.545.
* Ssanggeun Hang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red flash every 5 s. 10.5 m (34 ft) round cylindrical red concrete tower. Yong Min Seo has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the breakwater of Ssanggeun harbor on the southwest coast of Geoje. Accessible by walking the pier. KR-2185.6; Admiralty M4330.6.

Geunpo Outer Breakwater North Head Light, Daepo, October 2015
Google Maps photo by Kim Cheol Bong; used by permission

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Posted December 4, 2007. Checked and revised December 29, 2023. Lighthouses: 53. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.