Cape Melville Lighthouse
The Cape Melville Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in the island of Balabac, the southernmost point of the province of Palawan in the Philippines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in Balabac Island, Philippines
- Also known as: “Cape Melville lighthouse” and “Melville Lighthouse”
- Historically known as: “Balabac Island Lighthouse”
- Address: Balabac, Palawan 5307
Cape Melville Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, historic site, and historic building
- Location: Balabac, Palawan, Mimaropa, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.81673° or 7° 49′ 0″ northLongitude
117.00211° or 117° 0′ 8″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Inception
1892Open location code
6PVVR282+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 492482262OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
7372269Wikidata ID
Q5034945
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Cape Melville Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare du Cap Melville”
- French: “Phare du Cap Melville”
- Japanese: “ケープメルビル灯台”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cabo Melville”
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