Capones Island Lighthouse
Location | 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°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1890 |
Construction | brick masonry tower |
Height | 65.0 feet (19.8 m)[1] |
Shape | square tower with doucle balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Heritage | Important Cultural Property |
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 | Fl (3) W 15s.[2] |
Capones Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Capones Island off the coast of Barangay Pundaquit, San Antonio, in the province of Zambales, in the Philippines.[3] The light guides international vessels coming from the north to northwest towards Subic Bay or to Corregidor Island Lighthouse at the entrance of Manila Bay. It had first-order lenses when it was first lit on August 1, 1890.
The island is famous for the century-old Capones Lighthouse.[4] Most visitors would leave Manila very early in the morning and would go straight to an island hopping tour of Capones Island and the nearby coves.[5]
Current condition
The original lamp and lantern were replaced with a modern solar-powered lighthouse light as part of the Maritime Safety Improvement of the Philippine Coast Guard. Only the tower was renovated. The keeper's house and the other buildings in the station were left deteriorating.
See also
References
- ^ a b Bureau of Insular Affairs, U.S. War Department, "Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission", p.189. Washington Government Printing Office, 1904.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Philippines: Southwest Luzon". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ 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 Island Lighthouse | Zambales". Nomadic Experiences. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "The Lighthouse of Capones Island | JUANDERFULPINOY.COM". 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Philippines: Southwest Luzon". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
External links
- Capones Island Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
- Capones Island lighthouse on the World List of Lights
- Maritime Safety Services Command
- Capones Light Station on Light Stations of the National Capital Region and Central Luzon at the Philippine Coast Guard Website.[dead link]
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