Milestones of national sovereignty over Truong Sa archipelago

In addition to the task of ensuring maritime safety in the archipelago area, 9 Truong Sa lighthouses are also milestones of national sovereignty over the South China Sea.

9 lighthouses in Changsha

Truong Sa archipelago currently has 9 lighthouses managed by the Southern Maritime Safety Assurance Corporation.In the picture is the work on An Bang island, built on May 25, 1995, with a cylindrical gray tower, the height of the tower tower is 24.9 m.The lighthouse is effective only at the location of An Bang Island, Khanh Hoa Province, to help vessels operate in the Truong Sa Sea area to locate and locate.Light emits white light, each flash cycle lasts 10 seconds.

Da Lat lighthouse is located on Da Lat island located in the westernmost position of Truong Sa archipelago, built in 1994, has a 42m light tower height.The lighthouse glows white, the cycle shoots 5 seconds.The body is alternately white-red.

The Stone West lighthouse has a dark gray body, located on the sinking island of Tây Tây located in the Trường Sa archipelago, in Trường Sa district, Khánh Hòa province, built on June 21, 1994.Height of light tower is 20 m, center of light is 22 m.The cycle flashes 10 seconds.

Nam Yet lighthouse was built in 2013, has a white-red-white body, the height of the light tower is 24.9 m, the cycle is 15 seconds.

Sinh Ton Lighthouse was built in 2012 with a yellow square tower, the height of the light tower is 24.9 m.

Son Ca lighthouse is located on the island of the same name, was built on November 6, 2009 with a yellow-red cylindrical tower, the height of the lamp tower is 28 m.

Song Tu Tay lighthouse is about 320 nautical miles from Nha Trang sea, belonging to Truong Sa archipelago, Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province.The island covers an area of ​​about 12 hectares, one of the six largest islands of the Spratly Islands.The lighthouse was built on the island around 1993, with a height of about 36 meters, a dark gray body, a range of about 22 nautical miles, a single flash, a 15-second cycle.

Tien Nuoc lighthouse was built in 2000, with a height of 22.1 m, the lamp body is lemon yellow.The lamp has white light, 10 seconds cycle.

The Great Spratly Lighthouse was built in 2009, with an effective range of 14.4 days and 18.5 knots at night.The body of the lamp is yellow, the light tower is 14.2 m high, the center is 25 m high, giving off white light, single flashing, 10 second flashing cycle.