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The design for the California lighthouse was approved in the same year. [12] The lighthouse was designed by a French architect named Leon Jean Marie Bourgeois. [11] However, due to the difficulties caused by World War I, manufacturing and delivering the lighthouse's light from Barbier, Benard, et Turenne in France to Aruba posed challenges. [1]
Name Image Year built Location & coordinates Class of Light [2]Tower height [2]NGA number [2]Admiralty number [2]Range nml [2]California Lighthouse: 1916: Noord: electronic
Punta Borinquén Light (Faro de Punta Borinquen) is a historic lighthouse located in the municipality of Aguadilla on the northwestern corner, known as Punta Borinquén, of the main island of Puerto Rico. [3] Situated on the grounds of the former Ramey Air Force Base, the station was established in 1889 by the Spanish government.
In 1873 or 1874, Henri Waters Gravenhorst discovered guano on Seroe Colorado, which led to subsequent developments in the area. In 1879, Aruba Island Gold Mining Company, along with Charles Brodie Sewell from London, established the Aruba Phosphate Company to initiate mining operations in the region. [6]
Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse located in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana. The lighthouse has a height of 25 metres (82 ft), a focal height of 44 metres (144 ft) and displays two white flashes every 15 seconds (Fl.(2) 15s).
Punta Higüero Light (Spanish: Faro de Punta Higüero) is a historic lighthouse located in the municipality of Rincón on the westernmost point, known as Punta Higüero, in the main island of Puerto Rico. The original building was built in 1892 by the Spanish government and was rebuilt in 1922 by the United States Coast Guard. [3]
The 1.1 miles (1.8 km) long narrow-gauge Mona Island Tramway had a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in). Its 231 ft long incline ran from the beach to a cave. Goods were carried through the cave, and then hauled by a stubborn donkey on a canopy-covered wagon along a 6000 ft long track to the lighthouse. [10] [11]
Aruba Phosphate Company at Seroe Colorado had a poorly equipped lighthouse in 1880. The tower had a square cross-section but tapered from the bottom to top. [2] This lighthouse had a petroleum lantern mounted on a wooden structure, [3] and the coastal lighting was inadequate.