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The Lizard Lighthouse (Cornish: Golowji Lysardh) is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected light could be seen 100 mi (160 km) away.
The Lizard Lighthouse is situated at Lizard Point. Immediately below the lighthouse, situated in what used to be a hotel, is the YHA Lizard Youth Hostel. Lizard Point is situated within Caerthillian to Kennack SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), noted for its biological and geological interest. [3] Polpeor Cove is a small cove to the ...
Cartography of Latin America, map-making of the realms in the Western Hemisphere, was an important aim of European powers expanding into the New World. Both the Spanish Empire and the Portuguese Empire began mapping the realms they explored and settled. They also speculated on the lands that were marked terra incognita. Indigenous groups ...
2006-02-25T21:55:59Z NoIdeaNick 390x450 (22987 Bytes) Changed map to reflect the fact that Jamaica is not part of Latin America. 2006-01-19T14:36:54Z NoIdeaNick 390x450 (23048 Bytes) Just a little change to the color of Belize. 2005-12-21T23:29:05Z Yug 390x450 (20689 Bytes) Zoom
Name Image Year built Location & coordinates Class of Light [2] Focal height [2] NGA number [2] Admiralty number [2] Range nml [2]; Acajutla Lighthouse: Image: 1872 est. Acajutla: Iso W 12s.
Map of Latin America and the Caribbean. The term Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC [1]) is an English-language acronym referring to the Latin American and the Caribbean region. The term LAC covers an extensive region, extending from The Bahamas and Mexico to Argentina and Chile.
Name Image Year built Location & coordinates Class of Light Focal height NGA number Admiralty number Range nml; Abligini Island Lighthouse: n/a: New Britain: Fl W 10s.
Name Image Location & coordinates Admiralty number Tower height Range Bugle Caye Light: Bugle Caye: J5968: 19 m (62 ft) 10 nmi (19 km) East Snake Caye Light