Bugui Point Lighthouse

Bugui Point Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on Bugui Point in the town of Aroroy, in the northern tip of Masbate Island, province of Masbate, in the Philippines.^[1][2] It lights the entrance to the channel between Burias Island and Masbate Island and the channel between Burias and Ticao Islands leading to San Bernardino Strait.^[3]

Bugui Point Lighthouse

Location	Bugui Point, Masbate Island, Aroroy, Philippines
Coordinates	12°36′01″N 123°14′17″E
Tower
Constructed	1893
Construction	stone (tower)
Height	15 m (49 ft)
Shape	tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	grey
Light
First lit	1 December 1902
Lens	third order Fresnel lens
Active light
Height	15 m (49 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with flared top
Markings	white
Focal height	66 m (217 ft)
Range	20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(3) W 10s

Work on the light began in October 1893 but was halted by the Philippine Revolution in 1896. After the Philippine-American War, lighthouse construction was resumed by the new American government in the Philippines; and Bugui Point Lighthouse was lit on December 1, 1902.

See also

• Philippines portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in the Philippines