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  2. Lighthouse of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    Pharos was a small island located on the western edge of the Nile Delta.In 332 BC, Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria on an isthmus opposite Pharos. . Alexandria and Pharos were later connected by a mole [6] spanning more than 1,200 metres (0.75 miles), which was called the Heptastadion ("seven stadia"—a stadion was a Greek unit of length measuring approximate

  3. List of lighthouses in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Apunan Point lighthouse Romblon: Romblon: 1930: 62 ft (19 m) 98 ft (30 m) Active: Good: Bagacay Point Lighthouse Catarman: Catarman: 1874: 21 ft (6.4 m) 46 ft (14 m) In ruins: Partly in ruins but it is the oldest existing lighthouse tower in the Philippines. Bagacay Point Lighthouse Catarman: Catarman: 1905, 1908: 72 ft (22 m) 44 m (144 ft) Active

  4. Poro Point - Wikipedia

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    The first Poro Point Lighthouse built during the Spanish colonial period is a cylindrical steel tower that was prefabricated in France and was completed on November 28, 1885. It measures approximately 6 metres (20 ft) in height and was one of the seventeen luces locales (local lights) built by the Spanish in the Philippines. [6]

  5. List of maritime features in the Spratly Islands - Wikipedia

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    4.2.5 Republic of the Philippines. ... Map of the South China Sea area showing the location of Dangerous Ground. ... Union Banks PRC (China) 1988: Lighthouse

  6. La Union Watchtowers - Wikipedia

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    In June 1572, Spanish conquistadors led by Juan de Salcedo arrived in the Ilocos Region to subdue the native people and pacify the area. On October 1849, Governor-General Narciso Clavería issued a decree that led to the creation of La Union province, formed by merging towns from Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, and the eastern part of the País del Igorrotes (now the Cordillera region).

  7. File:Philip Galle - Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos of ...

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  8. Citadel of Qaitbay - Wikipedia

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    In 882 AH (1477 AD) the Sultan Qaitbay visited the site of the old lighthouse in Alexandria and ordered a fortress to be built on its foundations. The construction lasted about 2 years, and it is said that Qaitbay spent more than a hundred thousand gold dinars for the work on the Citadel.

  9. San Juan, La Union - Wikipedia

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    San Juan is located in the west of the province of La Union, along the Manila North Road, between latitudes 16°39'N and 16°43'N and longitudes 120°9'E and 120°15'E. San Juan is bounded on the north by the municipality of Bacnotan along the Baroro River, and on the east by the municipalities of San Gabriel and Bagulin along the Dasay-Duplas ...