Maniguin Lighthouse
Fl white🇵🇭Southern Philippines, PHInactive
Location & Light Range
About Maniguin Lighthouse
Maniguin Island Lighthouse is a white concrete tower situated near the southeastern point of the island. The structure features a gallery at its top. The island itself has a narrow ridge reaching 33.5 meters high at its southern end, with the rest of the land mass remaining low and wooded, not exceeding 4.5 meters. Coral reefs fringe the island, dropping off into deep water at their edges. The light is white, though its operational status is currently inactive.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the Cuyo East Passage, a significant shipping route leading south into the Sulu Sea.
Background
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 42.6 kilometres (26.5 mi) off of the coast of Culasi, Antique in the Philippines. It has a narrow ridge 33.5 metres (110 ft) high across its southern end, and the remainder of the island is low and wooded, and not more than 4.5 metres (15 ft) 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.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl white
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- white
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Raw Code
- Fl
Location
- City
- Southern Philippines
- Country
- 🇵🇭PH
- Latitude
- 11.5952°
- Longitude
- 121.6987°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
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- OpenStreetMap
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