Construction brick masonry tower Height 20 m Range 46,300 m Year first constructed 1890 | Current lens n/a Opened 1 August 1890 Focal height 70 m | |
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Location Capones IslandSan AntonioZambalesPhilippines Tower shape square prism tower with doucle balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern Original lens First-Order Fresnel lens Similar Anawangin Beach, Nagsasa Cove, Silanguin Cove, Cape Engaño Lighthouse, Corregidor Island Lighthouse | ||
Capones island pundaquit san antonio zambales
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.
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- Capones island pundaquit san antonio zambales
- Map of Capones Island Lighthouse San Antonio Zambales Philippines
- Capones island lighthouse
- Current condition
- References
Map of Capones Island Lighthouse, San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines
Capones island lighthouse
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.
References
Capones Island Lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA