Maniguin Island
Culasi, Antique
The Maniguin Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse that marks the Cuyo East Passage, a main shipping route south into the Sulu Sea. The island, also known as Maningning Island or Hammerhead Island, is located off of the coast of Culasi, Antique in the Philippines.
It has a narrow ridge 110 feet high across its southern end, and the remainder of the island is low and wooded, and not more ...
than 15 feet high. It is fringed with coral reefs with deep water at their edges. The round cylindrical concrete tower with a gallery on top is located near the southeastern point of the island.
The original lighthouse was recently abandoned. The Philippine Coast Guard erected a new white tower powered by solar energy a short distance away from the original tower as a replacement. Wiki
Maniguin Island Lighthouse or Hammerhead Island News
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Maniguin Island Lighthouse
Cylindrical in shape, this tower was constructed in 1904 and has a height of 97 feet. Located in Maniguin Island, also known as Hammerhead Island, it has a focal height of 191 feet and has a range of 20 miles. According to reports, it was originally planned by the Spaniards but was turned over to the Americans in the early 1900s. Thi ... -
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