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Name: Cap Est Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Tanjona Antsirakosy Light

Nearest Town or City:
Angontsy, , Madagascar

Location: About 2 miles SW of the cape, in Angontsy Road, NE coast of Madagascar, Indian Ocean.


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Photo: Olivier Mellet

Notes:
This light also serves as an aeromarine light.

Tower Height: 62

Height of Focal Plane: 229

Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 10 seconds, visible for 17 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White iron tower on a masonry base.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1906

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!


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