Capul Island Lighthouse
 Capul Island Lighthouse | |
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| Location |
Capul Island Northern Samar Philippines |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 12°28′53.2″N 124°8′28.2″E / 12.481444°N 124.141167°E |
| Year first constructed | 1896 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower with red trims, white lantern |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Focal height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Original lens | third-order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | n/a |
| Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 7s. |
| Fog signal | none |
| Admiralty number | F2492 |
| NGA number | 14152 |
| ARLHS number | PHI-045[1] |
Capul Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Titoog Point in San Luis on the northern tip of Capul Island, Northern Samar in the Philippines.[2] It marks the western entrance to the San Bernardino Strait coming in from Ticao Pass.
Construction on the lighthouse was started on October 1893 and it was first lit on December 1896 while the station was still partially complete. Work was suspended a month before on November 1896 on the onset of the Philippine Revolution.[3]
The Capul Island Lighthouse together with the Batag Island Lighthouse were declared provincial historical landmarks by the province of Northern Samar in October 2008.[4]
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USS Essex as it passes Capul Island Lighthouse in November 2006
See also
References
- ↑ Capul Island Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 12, 2016
- ↑ Department of Commerce, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, "United States Coast Pilot, Part 1", p. 203. Washington Government Printing Office, 1919.
- ↑ Algunos Padres de la Mision de la Compañia de Jesus en Estas Islas (Filipinas), "El Archipiélago Filipino, Collecion de Datos", p. 527. Washington: Imprenta del Gobierno,1900.
- ↑ PIA Daily News Reader
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Central Philippines". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Capul Island Lighthouse. |
- Maritime Safety Services Command
- Capul Island Light on Lighthouse Depot
- Capul Light on Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society's World List of Lights
Coordinates: 12°28′53.39″N 124°8′29.89″E / 12.4814972°N 124.1416361°E
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