Cape Bolinao Lighthouse
{{Short description|Historic lighthouse in Pangasinan, Philippines}}
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| location = Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines
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| yearbuilt = 1905
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The Cape Bolinao Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines. It was built in 1905 by a trio of American, British and Filipino engineers.{{cite news |title=Pangasinan's secret getaways – yes, there's more than one |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/2123/pangasinan%E2%80%99s-secret-getaways-%E2%80%93-yes-there%E2%80%99s-more-than-one/ |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Inquirer Lifestyle |date=28 May 2011}}{{cite news |last1=Echeminada |first1=Perseus |title=Cape Bolinao lighthouse in Pangasinan closed to tourists |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2012/04/09/794733/cape-bolinao-lighthouse-pangasinan-closed-tourists |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=9 April 2012}} Situated at an elevation of {{convert|107|m|ft|sp=us}} above sea level, it is the second highest lighthouse in the Philippines next to the Cape Bojeador Lighthouse. The lighthouse tower itself stands {{convert|30.78|m|ft|sp=us}} high.[https://www.juanderfulpinoy.com/visiting-century-light-house-bolinao-pangasinan/ Century Old lighthouse in Bolinao]. Juanderfulpinoy. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
The original third order equipment of the Cape Bolinao Lighthouse was made in England with the lantern sourced from France. The apparatus of the lighthouse was replaced by a close replica by Filipino mechanics. Until the 1980s, The lighthouse apparatus ran on kerosene until the 1980s, when it was connected to the power grid operated by the Pangasinan Electric Cooperative.
The Philippine Coast Guard became the sole owner of the Cape Bolinao Lighthouse under the Adopt-a-Lighthouse Program.
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Category:Lighthouses in the Philippines
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Category:Buildings and structures in Pangasinan
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