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| Location | Capones Island, San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°54′55.6″N 120°0′32.4″E / 14.915444°N 120.009000°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1890 |
| Construction | brick masonry tower |
| Height | 65.0 feet (19.8 m)[1] |
| Shape | square tower with doucle balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Heritage | Important Cultural Property  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1890 |
| Focal height | 230.0 feet (70.1 m) |
| Lens | First-Order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 15s.[2] |
Capones Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Capones Island off the coast of Barangay Pundaquit, San Antonio, in the province of Zambales, in the Philippines.[3] The light guides international vessels coming from the north to northwest towards Subic Bay or to Corregidor Island Lighthouse at the entrance of Manila Bay. It had first-order lenses when it was first lit on August 1, 1890.
The island is famous for the century-old Capones Lighthouse.[4] Most visitors would leave Manila very early in the morning and would go straight to an island hopping tour of Capones Island and the nearby coves.[5]
- ^ a b Bureau of Insular Affairs, U.S. War Department, "Fourth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission", p.189. Washington Government Printing Office, 1904.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Philippines: Southwest Luzon". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 190.
- ^ "Capones Island Lighthouse | Zambales". Nomadic Experiences. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "The Lighthouse of Capones Island | JUANDERFULPINOY.COM". 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.