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It was the first lighthouse to use an electric light, [3] and was the site chosen by Guglielmo Marconi for his pioneering experiments in wireless radio transmissions. [4] South Foreland Lower Lighthouse was built at the same time further down the cliff, to the east, where it still stands; decommissioned in 1904, it is now in private ownership.
Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie. It is the site of the recurring Friday the 13th motorcycle rally .
The first lighthouse was built in 1830. The recently renovated Old Cut Lighthouse. In the 19th century, a powerful storm cut an opening through the middle of Long Point. A lighthouse was built alongside the channel, which was the first of several on the point. The opening became known as "The Old Cut".
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Long queues of cars stretched back from the Port of Dover as holidaymakers' summer travel got underway on Thursday, 27 July. The port has been “extremely busy” with “bottlenecks” of ...
Langdon Cliffs to South Foreland Lighthouse. Langdon Bay is a bay in east Kent, England. It is two miles east of the town of Dover, and is named after the nearby villages of Langdon, East Langdon and West Langdon. The cliffs around it are known as the Langdon Cliffs. A prominent zig-zag path down the cliff-face is visible from the sea and ...