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  2. Waglan Island - Wikipedia

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    Wagan Lighthouse entered service in 9th of May 1893, the layout of Waglan Island Lighthouse was designed by David Marr Henderson, Engineer in Chief of the Chinese Maritime Customs. The original plan included the lighthouse, living quarters, a fresh water collection tank, and a derrick used to transport people and cargo onto the island.

  3. Po Toi Islands - Wikipedia

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    The islands are notable for interesting rock formations and open-air seafood restaurants. Po Toi Island has a "haunted house", and some rock carvings supposed to be the epitaph of an emperor who died on or near Po Toi. [citation needed] Waglan Island has one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses in Hong Kong. [2]

  4. Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    The lighthouse is one of five pre-war surviving lighthouses in Hong Kong; it is also the oldest lighthouse in Hong Kong. Two of the five lighthouses are on Green Island while the other three are at Cape D'Aguilar, Waglan Island and Tang Lung Chau respectively. Waglan Lighthouse and Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse are also declared monuments of Hong ...

  5. File:橫瀾燈塔 Waglan Island Lighthouse, 1910s.jpg - Wikipedia

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  6. History of lighthouses - Wikipedia

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    Diagram depicting how a spherical Fresnel lens collimates light. With the development of the steady illumination of the Argand lamp, the application of optical lenses to increase and focus the light intensity became a practical possibility. William Hutchinson developed the first practical optical system in 1763, known as a catoptric system. He ...

  7. List of lighthouses in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The history of Alaskan lighthouses predates the Seward purchase: the Russians erected a light at Sitka, in Baranof Castle (located on Castle Hill); this light was found unnecessary by the Lighthouse Service and discontinued, but was taken over by the army and maintained by them until 1877. [1]

  8. St. Simons Island Light - Wikipedia

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    The St. Simons Lighthouse, along with the northernmost water tower on Jekyll Island, creates the demarcation line that separates St. Simons Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. The lighthouse is a picturesque and beloved symbol of St. Simons Island and Glynn County, Georgia. It is the subject of many paintings and other artistic renderings. [7]

  9. Slip Point Light - Wikipedia

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    Slip Point Lighthouse was a lighthouse on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, sitting on the point of land that marks the eastern side of Clallam Bay in Clallam County, Washington. The original light was replaced by a freestanding tower in 1951, which was discontinued around 2000 and replaced with a buoy light.