Cape Engaño Lighthouse

Cape Engaño Lighthouse
Cape Engaño lighthouse in 1903.
Location Palaui Island, Sta. Ana, Cagayan
Coordinates
Year first constructed 1888
Year first lit 1892
Construction Stone Masonry
Tower shape Octagonal tower in the middle of an enclosed court
Markings / pattern Light gray tower
Height 47 ft (14.3 m)
Focal height 316 ft (96.3 m)
Original lens First-Order Catadioptric lens
Current lens n/a
Range 27 miles
Characteristic One flash and shows double flash every 30 sec
Fog signal none
Admiralty number F2732
NGA number 14020
ARLHS number PHI-013[1]

Cape Engaño Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Palaui Island in the town of Santa Ana, in the province of Cagayan, in the Philippines. Located on the summit of a hill in the northeasternmost point that forms the cape, it lights the approach from the Pacific to the extreme northeast point of Luzon, and the channel between the Babuyanes Islands and the mainland. It is the easternmost of the lights on the north coast of Luzon. The original light was equipped with a first-order light and it was first lit on December 30, 1892.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cabo Engaño/Cagayan Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved on 2010-06-27.
  2. ^ Por Algunos Padres de la Mision de la Compañia de Jesus en Estas Islas, "El Archipiélago Filipino, Collecion de Datos", pg.527. Washington Imprenta del Gobierno, 1900.

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