Manigonigo Island

Manigonigo
Manigonigo
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates 11°36′12″N 123°10′41″E / 11.60333°N 123.17806°E / 11.60333; 123.17806Coordinates: 11°36′12″N 123°10′41″E / 11.60333°N 123.17806°E / 11.60333; 123.17806
Adjacent bodies of water
Administration
Region Western Visayas
Province Iloilo
Municipality Carles

Manigonigo Island (variously Manigonigo Islet and called Islote de Manigonigo during Spanish rule) is an island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. The island's lighthouse was built by the Spanish during Spanish rule.

Location and geography

Manigonigo Island is 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea, 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) east of Panay and 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) west of Nabunot Island.[1] The island is small and flat. Two small rocks, the Anegada Rocks, are 1.21 kilometres (.75 mi) southwest of Manigonigo.[2]

Lighthouse

During Spanish rule of the Philippines, the Spanish built 27 major and 33 minor lighthouses throughout the Philippines, including one on Manigonigo Island.[3] On 6 November 1894, the Spanish government gave notice of their intent to erect a lighthouse on Manigonigo on 15 November that same year.[4] The original tower was a steel tourelle and was prefabricated in France. While the original tower was 34 feet (10 m) high, the current tower is only 29 feet (8.8 m) high; however, the lighthouse's focal point is still 68 feet (21 m) high, flashing once every seven seconds.[5] Current designation of the Manigonigo Island lighthouse is ARLHS PHI-090.

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Reuben Jacob Christman (1919). United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands, Part 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 220. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sailing Directions (Enroute) Philippine Islands" (PDF). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008. p. 93. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Spanish Lighthouses of the Philippines". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "No. 577-Cape, East Indies, China, and Australia Stations" (26568). London Gazette. 6 November 1894. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lighthouses of the Central Philippines". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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