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Name Image Location Coordinates Year built Tower height Focal height Range nml Admiralty number Horsburgh Lighthouse: Pedra Branca: 1851: 34 m (112 ft)
Singapore's earliest lighthouse by date of completion, it is located approximately 54 kilometres (34 mi) to the east of Singapore and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the Malaysian state of Johor. [ 1 ] History
Raffles Lighthouse is located on Pulau Satumu (indicated by the arrow), south of the main island of Singapore In 1968, the installation of a 4th Order electrically operated revolving optic replaced the original 2nd Order optic with a pressurised vapour kerosene "Hood" mantle burner. [ 3 ]
Fort Canning Lighthouse was built on the southern side of Fort Canning Hill to guide ships safely towards the Singapore Harbour. The first signal light on Fort Canning was a simple lantern attached to the top of the Flagstaff in 1855.
The Sultan Shoal Lighthouse (Chinese: 苏丹浅滩灯塔; Tamil: சுல்தான் ஷோல் கலங்கரை விளக்கம்) was built in 1895 [1] during the time when the late Commander Charles Quentin Gregan Craufurd (from the Royal Navy) was the Master Attendant (equivalent to the present day Port Master) of Singapore.
Bedok Lighthouse (Chinese: 勿洛灯塔) is an active lighthouse facility located at the southeastern coast of Singapore. [4] The lighthouse is located on top of a 26-storey condominium at Lagoon View Block 5000K Singapore 449292, Marine Parade Road.
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While the island where the lighthouse belongs to Johor, the lighthouse is operated by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). [3] This is due to an agreement signed in 1900 between Sultan Ibrahim of Johor and Sir James Alexander Sweethenham, Governor of the Straits Settlements, stating that the island belonged to Johor, while the British government of Singapore (at the time part of ...