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| Location | Capul Island, Northern Samar, Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 12°28′53″N 124°08′29″E / 12.48148°N 124.14131°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1896  |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower with red trims, white lantern |
| Heritage | National Historical Landmark |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1896 |
| Focal height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Lens | third-order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 7s. |
Capul Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on Titoog Point in San Luis on the northern tip of Capul Island, Northern Samar in the Philippines.[1][2] It marks the western entrance to the San Bernardino Strait coming in from Ticao Pass.
The design of the lighthouse started in 1892 under Guillermo Brockman. He designed a cylindrical lighthouse with a pavilion and machinery.[3] Construction on the lighthouse was started in October 1893 under Francisco Perez Muñoz[3] and it was first lit in December 1896 while the station was still partially complete. Work was suspended a month before in November 1896 on the onset of the Philippine Revolution.[4] The pavilion was finished during the American era.[3]
The Capul Island Lighthouse together with the Batag Island Lighthouse were declared provincial historical landmarks by the province of Northern Samar in October 2008.[5]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Philippines: Samar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ Department of Commerce, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, "United States Coast Pilot, Part 1", p. 203. Washington Government Printing Office, 1919.
- ^ a b c "Capul Tourism". Facebook. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ Algunos Padres de la Mision de la Compañia de Jesus en Estas Islas (Filipinas), "El Archipiélago Filipino, Collecion de Datos", p. 527. Washington: Imprenta del Gobierno,1900.
- ^ PIA Daily News Reader