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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)
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Horsburgh Lighthouse was named after Captain James Horsburgh (28 September 1762 – 14 May 1836), a Scottish hydrographer from the East India Company, who mapped many seaways around Singapore in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was called "the Nautical Oracle of the World".
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.
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.
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 ]
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In 1984, the lighthouse was automated and currently unmanned. [2] In 1992, LED navigational lanterns replaced the system. [4] A radar beacon was added to the lighthouse. [4] In 2014, Sultan Shoal Lighthouse was part of a lighthouse trail walk, consisting of three lighthouses, organised by the National Heritage Board as part of Singapore's ...