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In 1913, Aruba was a part of the colony of Curaçao and dependencies, and any request to build a lighthouse needed to be submitted through Curaçao. 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]
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
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).
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]
The lighthouse measures seven meters high and is considered the highest natural lighthouse in the world, due to its location at the top of the Crestón hill, which reaches 157 meters above sea level. It has marine traffic radars and a thousand-watt lamp that achieves a range of 30 nautical miles or 55 kilometers. [3]
Punta Lava Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Lava) is an active 20th century Spanish lighthouse on the Canary island of La Palma. It is located in the municipality of Tazacorte, near the village of La Bombilla on the western side of the island. The larger settlement of Puerto Naos lies 2 kilometres to the south-west.
The Do Faro island is linked to the North island by an accumulation of sand 1,200 m (3,937 ft) long known as Rodas beach, in the eastern side of the island. During high tide the sea flows between the islands in the western side and, blocked by the beach it fills the lagoon between the sandy area and the rocks.
Cape Ortegal Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Cabo Ortegal, Galician: Faro do cabo Ortegal) is a lighthouse in the Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.It was planned and approved in 1982 and completed in 1984.