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The first lighthouse keeper was a young man from Curaçao named Jacob Jacobs. Jacobs had learned the profession of a lighthouse keeper at another lighthouse on the small island of Klein Curaçao. Lighthouse keepers' house (1964) Federico Fingal from Aruba was the last person, in 1962, to watch over the California Lighthouse.
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
Palm Beach is a tourism district about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) northwest of Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba.Many high-rise hotels are located there, such as Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino, Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, Barceló, Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Ritz Carlton Resort, and RIU Palace Aruba.
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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]
By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -California's public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was ...
Nólsoy Lighthouse: Nólsoy: 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) southeast of Tórshavn: 1893 This lighthouse serves as a landfall light for Tórshavn which is the capital of the Faroes. Not to be confused with the nearby Borðan Lighthouse. Mykineshólmur Lighthouse: Mykineshólmur west off Mykines island: 1909 The westernmost lighthouse in the Faroes