Cape Engaño Lighthouse
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| Location | Palaui Island, Sta. Ana, Cagayan |
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| Coordinates | 18°34′47.51″N 122°8′15.68″E / 18.5798639°N 122.1376889°ECoordinates: 18°34′47.51″N 122°8′15.68″E / 18.5798639°N 122.1376889°E |
| Year first constructed | 1892 |
| 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 Cape Engaño, 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 Island. The original light was equipped with a first-order light and it was first lit on December 30, 1892.[2]
Cape Engaño lighthouse in 1903
See also
References
- ↑ "Cabo Engaño/Cagayan Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved on 2010-06-27.
- ↑ 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.
External links
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Media related to Cape Engaño Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons - Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Philippines". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Light Stations of Northern Luzon at the Philippine Coast Guard Website.
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