Lapinigan Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Lapinigan Lighthouse
Also known as: Lapinigan (Kapujuan Island)
This cylindrical concrete tower stands 13 meters tall on Kapujuan Island, situated 8 kilometers east of Claver on Mindanao. The lighthouse's focal height reaches 24 meters, casting a white light with a single flash every 5 seconds. A spiraling stairway encircles the tower's exterior. The operational lighthouse has a geographic range of 14.1 nautical miles. While the site is open to visitors arriving by boat, the tower itself remains closed to the public. The nearest port, Taganito, is 2.8 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse aids mariners navigating the waters near Lapinigan Island and the Mindanao coast, an area characterized by numerous small islands and submerged rocks.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 24.0792m
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Location
- Country
- 🇵🇭Philippines
- Region
- Surigao del Norte
- Sea Region
- Kapujuan Island, just off the east end of Lapinigan Island, about 8 km east of Claver on the mainland of Mindanao
- Latitude
- 9.5825°
- Longitude
- 125.7826°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Taganito(2.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F2245.8.
- NGA No.
- PCG-0854
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round conctrete tower; a stairway spirals around the post
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Lapinigan Deniz Feneri'ni canlı deniz haritasında bulun
Philippines yakınlarında sefer planlayın, yakındaki gemileri gerçek zamanlı görün ve uygulamada 14.900'den fazla seyir yardımcısını keşfedin.