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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.

Capones Island lighthouse

Location	Capones Island San Antonio Zambales Philippines
Coordinates	14°54′55.6″N 120°0′32.4″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]

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

• List of lighthouses in the Philippines

References

• 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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