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Corregidor Island Lighthouse
The first Corregidor Island Lighthouse was a historic lighthouse located on the island of Corregidor, in the province of Cavite, Philippines. The light station was one of the most important lights in the archipelago. It was established in 1853 to guide ships to the entrance of Manila Bay on their way to the port of Manila, the most important trading center in the country. This light occupies the converging point of two lines of approach for vessels from the China Sea which steer for the entrance of the Manila Bay. Vessels from Hong Kong and the ports of China to the northwest first sight the Capones Island light off the southwest coast of Zambales. Vessels from ports of Indo-China first sight the Corregidor lights in the center. Vessels from Singapore, Indonesia, India, and all the ports of the Philippine Islands, to the south, first sight the Cabra Island light. All lines converge on Corregidor light at the bay entrance.〔United States Bureau of Insular Affairs. "A Pronouncing Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary of the Philippine Islands, United States of America", p. 186. Washington Government Printing Office, 1902.〕
==Description==
Corregidor, together with Caballo Island, divide the entrance of the bay into the North Channel and South Channel, also known as ''Boca Chica'' and ''Boca Grande'', respectively in the Spanish era. The passage between the two islands is only 1/4 mile and is dangerous for large vessels.
The lighthouse was located on the highest point of the island (later known as the ''Topside'') with an effective height of above sea level or 42-ft high from the base of the light tower. The total height of the tower measured from the base to the top of the wind vane.〔 The light was obscured when well into the steep north side of the island.
The cylindrical tower was originally colored gray with octagonal keeper’s dwelling surrounding the base. The roof of the base also doubles as rain collector for the cisterns next to the lighthouse, which provide water not for only the station but supplements the need of the island.
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