Vung Tau Lighthouse
Vung Tau Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Also known as: “Đèn biển Vũng Tàu”, “Le Phare du Cap Saint-Jacques”, and “Vũng Tàu Lighthouse”
- Historically known as: “New Lighthouse”
- Postal code: 790000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ of Vung Tau and Hon Ba Islet.
Christ of Vung Tau
Photo: Chris Phan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ the King of Vũng Tàu is a statue of Jesus, standing on Mount Nhỏ in Vũng Tàu, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Vietnamese Catholic Church built the statue in 1974 and it was completed on 2 December 1994. Christ of Vung Tau is situated 1¼ km southeast of Vung Tau Lighthouse.
Hon Ba Islet
Islet
Photo: Alexis Lê-Quôc, CC BY 2.0.
Hòn Bà is a small rocky island located near the coast of Ward 2 in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Vietnam. The island, also known historically as Ile Archinard by the French, features a temple and is a popular site for spiritual tourism and scenic views. Hon Ba Islet is situated 1½ km southeast of Vung Tau Lighthouse.
Vung Tau Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.33411° or 10° 20′ 3″ northLongitude
107.07766° or 107° 4′ 40″ eastElevation
170 metres (558 feet)Height
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
7P2983MH+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 229301316OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
12041396
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Vung Tau Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “头顿灯塔”
- French: “Le phare de Vung Tau”
- Japanese: “ブン タウ灯台”
- Russian: “Маяк Вунгтау”
- Vietnamese: “Hải đăng Vũng Tàu”
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