Cape Bojeador Lighthouse
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Also known as, Faro Cabo Cape Bojeador, this lighthouse stands majestically on a hill in Burgos, 35 meters north of Laoag City, overlooking the South China Sea. It is known for being the highest lighthouse in the Philippines that is still functioning since its completion on March 30, 1892. Originally, the design and construction of this lighthouse was following that of Engineer Magin Pers y Pers', but was later reconfigured and finished by Engineer Guillermo Brockman. This octagonally-shaped tower has the same mechanism found in other lighthouses of its time. It has a winding machine with a counter weight which enables the lenses of the lantern to rotate. Normally, it takes about an hour before the lenses complete their full rotation. To date, the Cape Bojeador Lighthouse still gives signals to passing ships along the Cape.
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- “Things to Do and See in Ilocos Norte.” WOW Philippines. http://www.tourism.gov.ph/explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=thingstodo&province=1 (accessed on July 25, 2007).
- “Cape Bojeador Lighthouse.” WaypointsDotPH. http://www.waypoints.ph/detail_gen.html?wpt=cbojlh (accessed on July 25, 2007)
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