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The lighthouse is often called Cape Coast Castle Light, although it is not part of the Cape Coast Castle complex. It is about 600 metres ( 1 ⁄ 3 mile) away from the Castle . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Along with the Cape Coast Castle and other castles and forts in Ghana , the lighthouse was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 because of its ...
Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island, at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage , between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island .
Castle Point Lighthouse, located near the village of Castlepoint in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, [2] is the North Island's tallest lighthouse standing 52 metres above sea level and is one of only two left in New Zealand still lit by the original rotating fresnel lens.
In light of the expansion of the Castle between 1865 and 1873, it proved necessary to replace the two lighthouses. In 1865, a new Low Light was built: a white circular granite tower with a red lantern, which was attached to the new curtain wall of the castle; then, in 1867, a new High Light was built to designs by James Douglass: [6] a freestanding 26 metre tower (which, in order to maintain ...
The history of Alaskan lighthouses predates the Seward purchase: the Russians erected a light at Sitka, in Baranof Castle (located on Castle Hill); this light was found unnecessary by the Lighthouse Service and discontinued, but was taken over by the army and maintained by them until 1877. [1]
Few insects are as beloved as the monarch butterfly. These fascinating creatures are beautiful, boldly colored and surprisingly strong — the North American monarch migrating thousands of miles ...
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Manchester City is in free fall. A 2-0 win against City on Sunday moved Liverpool nine points clear at the top of the standings and 11 ahead of Pep Guardiola’s four-time defending champion.