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The list of American lighthouses is a selection of lighthouses on the American double continent . It begins in the Saint Lawrence River and follows the coasts clockwise over Cape Horn to the Gulf of Alaska . The US beacons are on the list of lighthouses in the United States .
Surname
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region
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Waters
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position
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Year of construction (s)
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Tower height
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Fire height
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Identifier
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image
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Phare du Haut-Fond Prince
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Canada Quebec
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Saint Lawrence River
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48 ° 6 ′ 28 " N , 69 ° 36 ′ 52.4" W.48.107775 -69.614568
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1964
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14 m
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25 m
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Fl.W.2.5s
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Phare de Pointe-au-Père
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Canada Quebec
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Saint Lawrence River
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48 ° 31 '2.9 " N , 68 ° 28' 8.7" W.48.51747 -68.46907
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1859/1909
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33 m
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36 m
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deleted (1975)
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Point Amour Lighthouse
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Canada Labrador
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Belle Isle Street
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51 ° 27 '37.7 " N , 56 ° 51' 29.4" W.51.46048 -56.85817
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1857
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33 m
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46 m
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Oc.W.20s
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Cape Race Lighthouse
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Canada Newfoundland
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North Atlantic
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46 ° 39 ′ 32.5 " N , 53 ° 4 ′ 24.6" W.46.65902 -53.07351
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1856/1907
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29 m
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52 m
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Fl.W.7.5s
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Cape Enrage Lighthouse
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Canada New Brunswick
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Bay of Fundy
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45 ° 35 '38.3 " N , 64 ° 46' 47.8" W.45.593969 -64.779956
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1838/1870
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9 m
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38 m
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Fl.G.6s
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Mulholland Point Lighthouse
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Canada New Brunswick
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North Atlantic
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44 ° 51 '47.2 " N , 66 ° 58' 46.5" W.44.8631 -66.97958
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1885
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13 m
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20 m
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deleted (1963)
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Sambro Island Lighthouse
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Canada Nova Scotia
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North Atlantic
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44 ° 26 '12.3 " N , 63 ° 33' 47.8" W.44.43676 -63.56327
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1759
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25 m
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43 m
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Fl.W.5s
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Peggy's Point lighthouse
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Canada Nova Scotia
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North Atlantic
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44 ° 29 '30.4 " N , 63 ° 55' 6.9" W.44.49178 -63.91857
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1868/1915
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13 m
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22 m
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Fl.R.5s
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St. David's Lighthouse
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Bermuda Saint David's Island
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North Atlantic
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32 ° 21 ′ 50.4 " N , 64 ° 39 ′ 6" W.32.364 -64.65166
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1879
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22 m
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65 m
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Fl (2) W.20s
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Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
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Bermuda Grand Bermuda
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North Atlantic
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32 ° 15 '10.2 " N , 64 ° 50' 5.1" W.32.25282 -64.83475
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1846
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41 m
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108 m
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Fl.W.10s
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Elbow Cay Lighthouse
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Bahamas Abaco Islands
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Sargasso lake
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26 ° 32 '23.1 " N , 76 ° 57' 43.7" W.26.53975 -76.96215
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1864
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27 m
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37 m
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Fl (5) W.15s
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Paradise Island Lighthouse
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Bahamas New Providence
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Sargasso lake
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25 ° 5 '12.9 " N , 77 ° 21' 5.3" W.25.08691 -77.35146
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1817
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19 m
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21 m
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Fl.W (R) .5s
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Faro del Castillo del Morro
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Cuba Havana
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Florida Street
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23 ° 9 '0.8 " N , 82 ° 21' 25.9" W.23.150227 -82.357204
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1845
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25 m
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44 m
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Fl (2) W.15s
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Faro de Cabo Cruz
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Cuba Granma
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Caribbean
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19 ° 50 '28 " N , 77 ° 43' 35.9" W.19.84111 -77.726625
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1871
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32 m
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34 m
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Fl.W.5s
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Faro de Punta de Maisí
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Cuba Guantánamo
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Windward Passage
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20 ° 14 '38 " N , 74 ° 8' 34.6" W.20.243879 -74.142957
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1862
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31 m
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37 m
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Fl.W.5s
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Faro de Celarain
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Mexico Quintana Roo
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Yucatán Street
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20 ° 16 '21.7 " N , 86 ° 59' 16.9" W.20.2727 -86.98804
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1908/1934
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25 m
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26 m
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Fl.W.5s
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California lighthouse
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Aruba Aruba
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Caribbean
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12 ° 36 ′ 49.5 " N , 70 ° 3 ′ 5" W.12.613742 -70.051395
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1916
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30 m
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55 m
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Fl (2) WR.10s
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Barra lighthouse
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Brazil Bahia
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All Saints Bay
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13 ° 0 ′ 37.3 " S , 38 ° 31 ′ 58.4" W.-13.01035 -38.53288
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1698/1839
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22 m
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39 m
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WWR.30s
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Farol das Conchas
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Brazil Paraná
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South Atlantic
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25 ° 32 '20.8 " S , 48 ° 17" 27.1 " W.-25.53912 -48.29086
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1872
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18 m
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67 m
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Fl.W.10s
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Faro de Cabo Polonio
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Uruguay Rocha
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South Atlantic
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34 ° 24 ′ 19.4 " S , 53 ° 46 ′ 40" W.-34.405379 -53.77777
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1881
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26 m
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40 m
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Fl.W.12s
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Faro de José Ignacio
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Uruguay Maldonado
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South Atlantic
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34 ° 50 ′ 46.6 " S , 54 ° 37 ′ 58.2" W.-34.846277 -54.632821
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1877
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25 m
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32 m
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Fl.W.2s
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Isla de Lobos
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Uruguay Maldonado
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South Atlantic
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35 ° 1 ′ 28.1 ″ S , 54 ° 53 ′ 0.1 ″ W.-35.02448 -54.88337
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1858/1906
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59 m
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66 m
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Fl.W.5s
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Faro Recalada a Bahía Blanca
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Argentina Buenos Aires
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South Atlantic
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38 ° 59 ′ 26.8 " S , 61 ° 15 ′ 35.8" W.-38.99078 -61.25995
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1906
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67 m
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75 m
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Fl.W.9s
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Faro Les Éclaireurs
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Argentina Tierra del Fuego
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Beagle Channel
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54 ° 52 '17.4 " S , 68 ° 4' 59.6" W.-54.8715 -68.08321
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1920
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11 m
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22 m
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Fl.W.10s
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Faro Punta Delgada
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Chile Magallanes y de la Antártica
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Strait of Magellan
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52 ° 27 ′ 21.1 ″ S , 69 ° 32 ′ 42 ″ W.-52.45587 -69.545
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1902
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12 m
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21 m
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Fl.W.5s
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Faro de Puno
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Peru Puno
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Lake Titicaca
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15 ° 50 ′ 7.2 ″ S , 70 ° 0 ′ 55.5 ″ W.-15.835335 -70.015408
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9 m
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10 m
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Faro La Marina
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Peru Lima
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Pacific Ocean
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12 ° 7 ′ 25 ″ S , 77 ° 2 ′ 24.6 ″ W.-12.123616 -77.040167
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1900
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22 m
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108 m
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Fl (3) W.15s
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El Faro de Mazatlan
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Mexico Sinaloa
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Pacific Ocean
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23 ° 10 ′ 39.5 " N , 106 ° 25 ′ 39.1" W.23.17763 -106.42752
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1879
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11 m
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157 m
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Fl.W.7s
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Fisgard Lighthouse
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Canada British Columbia
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Juan de Fuca street
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48 ° 25 '49.4 " N , 123 ° 26' 51.3" W.48.43039 -123.44757
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1860
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15 m
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22 m
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Iso.WR.4s
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