Year first lit n/a (current) Construction stone masonry tower Height 15 m Range 40,744 m | Deactivated n/a (first) Focal height 66 m First lit 1902 Year first constructed 1903 | |
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Location Aroroy
Masbate
Philippines Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (first)
cylindrical tower with flared top (current) Markings / pattern gray tower (first)
white tower (current) Similar Apo Reef Light, Bagatao Island Lighthouse, Batag Island Lighthouse, Maniguin Island Lighthouse, Pasig River Light | ||
Bugui Point Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on Bugui Point in the town of Aroroy, in the northern tip of Masbate Island, province of Masbate, in the Philippines. It lights the entrance to the channel between Burias Island and Masbate Island and the channel between Burias and Ticao Islands leading to San Bernardino Strait.
Map of Bugui Point Lighthouse, Gumahang, Aroroy, Masbate, Philippines
Work on the light was started in October 1893, but worked was stopped on November 1896 with the onset of the Philippine Revolution. Lighthouse construction was continued by the Americans in 1902 and the light was finally lit on December 1, 1902.
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