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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Cape_Melville_Lighthouse&params=7_49_02.7_N_117_00_10.6_E_region:PH_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°49′02.7″N</span> <span class="longitude">117°00′10.6″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.817417°N 117.002944°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">7.817417; 117.002944</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Historic lighthouse in Palawan, Philippines</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Lighthouse</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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href="https://quickstatements.toolforge.org/#/v1=Q5034945%7CP31%7CQ39715%7C%7CQ5034945%7CP625%7C@7.817417%2F117.002944%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ5034945%7CP571%7C%2B1892-00-00T00%3A00%3A00Z%2F9%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ5034945%7CP2048%7C27.5U11573%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ5034945%7CP2923%7C90U11573%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ5034945%7CP2929%7C28U93318%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ5034945%7CP1030%7C%22Fl%20W%205s.%22%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ5034945%7CP18%7C%22Cabo%20Melville%20Lighthouse%201892.JPG%22%7CS143%7CQ328"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg/20px-Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg/30px-Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg/40px-Commons_to_Wikidata_QuickStatements.svg.png 2x" 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title="Balabac Island">Balabac Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palawan" title="Palawan">Palawan</a>, Philippines</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Cape_Melville_Lighthouse&params=7_49_02.7_N_117_00_10.6_E_region:PH_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°49′02.7″N</span> <span class="longitude">117°00′10.6″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.817417°N 117.002944°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">7.817417; 117.002944</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr style="background:#b9deed;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Tower</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constructed</th><td class="infobox-data">1892 (first)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction</th><td class="infobox-data">stone tower (first)<br />fiberglass (current)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">27.5 metres (90 ft) (first)<br />20 metres (66 ft) (current)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Shape</th><td class="infobox-data">octagonal tower with balcony and lantern (first)<br />cylindrical tower with flared top (current)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Markings</th><td class="infobox-data note">unpaiunted tower, white cupola</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Heritage</th><td class="infobox-data">National Historical Landmark <span class="penicon autoconfirmed-show"><span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5034945?uselang=en#P1435" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Focal height</th><td class="infobox-data">90 metres (300 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lens</th><td class="infobox-data">first-order Fresnel lens</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Range</th><td class="infobox-data">28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Light_characteristic" title="Light characteristic">Characteristic</a></th><td class="infobox-data note">Fl W 5s.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Cape Melville Lighthouse</b> is a historic <a href="/wiki/Lighthouse" title="Lighthouse">lighthouse</a> located in the island of <a href="/wiki/Balabac_Island" title="Balabac Island">Balabac</a>, the southernmost point of the <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Palawan" title="Palawan">Palawan</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NGA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NGA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is also the southwest corner of the archipelago. The first-order light was constructed by the Spaniards to light <a href="/wiki/Balabac_Strait" title="Balabac Strait">Balabac Strait</a>, the treacherous body of water that separates the Philippines from the neighboring country of <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>. </p><p>The light is displayed from a 90-foot (27 m) tall granite tower, located on a hill 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwestward of the tip of Cape Melville, for a total elevation of 297 feet (91 m) above sea level. The station was built by the Spanish Government as part of their extensive lighting plan for the archipelago. The lighthouse of Cape Melville was first lit on August 30, 1892.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lighthouses in the Philippines are maintained by the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Coast_Guard" title="Philippine Coast Guard">Philippine Coast Guard</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_condition">Current condition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Melville_Lighthouse&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Current condition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Spanish lighthouse is no longer in service and a white aluminum prefabricated tower with modern solar-powered light was erected near the grounds of the old tower by the Philippine Coast Guard. Because the station is still manned, the original lights and lenses are still intact except for a central glass pane which was stolen by vandals. The tower still retains its original clockwork but is inoperative.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Historical_Landmark">National Historical Landmark</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Melville_Lighthouse&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: National Historical Landmark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The lighthouse (or <i>Minarit</i>) located at <a href="/wiki/Barangay" title="Barangay">Barangay</a> Melville in <a href="/wiki/Balabac_Island" title="Balabac Island">Balabac Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palawan" title="Palawan">Palawan</a> was declared as a National Historical Landmark by the <a href="/wiki/National_Historical_Commission_of_the_Philippines" title="National Historical 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 12,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Coast+Guard+District+Palawan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmssc-pcg.org%2FCGDPAL.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACape+Melville+Lighthouse" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NGA-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NGA_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?key=16694312/SFH00000/UpdatedPub112bk.pdf&type=view"><i>List of Lights, </i>Pub. 112:<i> Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Lights">List of Lights</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency" title="National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency">United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency</a>. 2009. p. 190.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=List+of+Lights%2C+Pub.+112%3A+Western+Pacific+and+Indian+Oceans+Including+the+Persian+Gulf+and+Red+Sea&rft.series=%27%27List+of+Lights%27%27&rft.pages=190&rft.pub=United+States+National+Geospatial-Intelligence+Agency&rft.date=2009&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmsi.nga.mil%2Fapi%2Fpublications%2Fdownload%3Fkey%3D16694312%2FSFH00000%2FUpdatedPub112bk.pdf%26type%3Dview&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACape+Melville+Lighthouse" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Por Algunos Padres de la Mision de la Compañia de Jesus en Estas Islas, "El Archipiélago Filipino, Collecion de Datos", pg.527. Washington Imprenta del Gobierno, 1900.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Noche, Manuel Maximo Lopez del Castillo. "Lonely Sentinels of the Sea: The Spanish Lighthouses in the Philippines". España, Manila: UST Pub. House, 2005.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nhcphistoricsites.blogspot.com/2011/10/cape-melville-lighthouse.html">"Parola ng Cape Melville"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131208202244/http://nhcphistoricsites.blogspot.com/2011/10/cape-melville-lighthouse.html">Archived</a> December 8, 2013, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures of the Philippines. Retrieved on April 28, 2013.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Melville_Lighthouse&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/PHI014}.html">Cape Melville lighthouse</a> on the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Amateur_Radio_Lighthouse_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (page does not exist)">World List of Lights</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160311073504/http://mssc-pcg.org/lighthouses.html">Maritime Safety Services Command</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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