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Lighthouses of the World

Southeast Asia

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Chart layers

From Myanmar and Thailand through Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines.

The count

Lighthouses
1,657
With a light listed
1,361
Countries and territories
11
  • Indonesia693
  • Philippines571
  • Malaysia116
  • Vietnam116
  • Thailand61
  • Spratly Islands59
  • Myanmar15
  • Singapore15
  • Brunei6
  • Timor-Leste3

and 1 more

Longest reach

The lights in this region seen farthest out to sea, by their nominal range in the Lists of Lights.

  1. Ujung Pidie

    Indonesia

    41 nm

    Fl(3) W 20s

  2. Pulau Fogi

    Indonesia

    40 nm

    Fl(2) W 15s

  3. Pulau Koer

    Indonesia

    40 nm

    Fl(3) W 20s

  4. Pulau Rondo

    Indonesia

    40 nm

    Fl(3) W 20s

  5. Tg. Ambora

    Indonesia

    40 nm

    Fl(3) W 20s

  6. Palau Serutu

    Indonesia

    36 nm

    Q(3) W 10s

  7. Masalembo-Besar

    Indonesia

    35 nm

    Fl(3) W 21.5s

  8. Sibago Island

    Philippines

    32 nm

    Fl W 10s

Every lighthouse in Southeast Asia

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