Capones Island Lighthouse
Capones Island Lighthouse
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 Philippines
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Capones Island San Antonio Zambales Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°54′55.6″N 120°0′32.4″E / 14.915444°N 120.009000°ECoordinates: 14°54′55.6″N 120°0′32.4″E / 14.915444°N 120.009000°E |
| Year first constructed | 1890 |
| Construction | brick masonry tower |
| Tower shape | square prism tower with doucle balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Height | 65.0 feet (19.8 m) |
| Focal height | 230.0 feet (70.1 m) |
| Original lens | First-Order Fresnel lens |
| Current lens | n/a |
| Range | 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 15s. |
| Fog signal | None |
| Admiralty number | F2680 |
| NGA number | 14380 |
| ARLHS number | PHI-018 |
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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.
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.
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