Bugui Point Lighthouse

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Bugui Point Lighthouse
Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Active light
Shapecylindrical tower with flared top

Bugui Point Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on Bugui Point in the town of Aroroy, in the northern tip of Masbate Island, province of Masbate, in the Philippines.[1][2] It lights the entrance to the channel between Burias Island and Masbate Island and the channel between Burias and Ticao Islands leading to San Bernardino Strait.[3]

Work on the light was started in October 1893, but worked was stopped in November 1896 with the onset of the Philippine Revolution. Lighthouse construction was continued by the Americans in 1902 and the light was finally lit on December 1, 1902.

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References

  1. ^ "Pub.112 List of Lights", p.190. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2009.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Philippines: Masbate". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ Bureau of Insular Affairs, U.S. War Department, "A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Island", p.110. Washington Government Printing Office, 1902.

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