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jlgreco
on Sept 26, 2013
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behind a hill so it couldn't be mistaken for a lighthouse by passing ships.
I wonder why they didn't just put it on ship maps as an additional lighthouse.
jedc
on Sept 26, 2013
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Lighthouses are regularly used for navigation, so they need to have almost guaranteed up-time. Don't think that would always be the case for these particular kinds of lights.
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I wonder why they didn't just put it on ship maps as an additional lighthouse.