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Name: Cape Bojeador Lighthouse  

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Also known as: Faro de Cabo Bojeador

Nearest Town or City:
Burgos, , Philippines

Location: Northwest point of the Island of Luzon, northwest approach to China coast.


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Managing Organization:
Philippines Coast Guard/Cape Bojeador Lighthouse Development Inc.

Notes:
This lighthouse was damaged in a 1990 earthquake. It is the most visited lighthouse in the Philippines. The light is automated and solar powered, but there is still a resident keeper.

Tower Height: 65

Height of Focal Plane: 386

Characteristic and Range: Three white flashes every 5 seconds.

Description of Tower: Octagonal lighthouse tower, with cylindrical lantern, attached to brick keeper's quarters.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1892

Date Present Tower Built: 1892

Optics: First order Fresnel lens.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Yes.

Directions:
The lighthouse is 45 kilometers (28 miles) north of Laoag City.

Keepers: Mang Ruben (c. 1992- )


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