Capones Island Lighthouse
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| Location | Capones Island, San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°54′56″N 120°00′32″E / 14.91559°N 120.00902°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1890  |
| Construction | Brick Masonry |
| Height | 65.0 feet (19.8 m)[1] |
| Shape | Square brick building with |
| Heritage | Important Cultural Property |
| Fog signal | None |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1890 |
| Focal height | 230.0 feet (70.1 m) |
| Lens | First-Order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | One white flash every 30 secs[1] |
Capones Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Capones Island off the coast of Brgy. Pundaquit, San Antonio, in the province of Zambales, in the Philippines. The light guide international vessels coming from the north to northwest towards Subic Bay or to Corregidor Island Lighthouse at the entrance of Manila Bay. It has first-order lenses when it was first lit on August 1, 1890.
Current condition
The original lamp and lantern were replaced with modern solar-powered lighthouse light as part of the Maritime Safety Improvement of the Philippine Coast Guard. Only the tower though was renovated and the keeper's house and the other buildings in the station were left deteriorating.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Bureau of Insular Affairs, U.S. War Department, "Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission", p.189. Washington Government Printing Office, 1904.
- ^ a b List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 190.
- ^ "Capones (Zambales) Light". World List of Lights of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved on 2010-07-01.
External links
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Philippines: Southwest Luzon". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Capones Light Station on Light Stations of the National Capital Region and Central Luzon at the Philippine Coast Guard Website.
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