While looking for new lighthouses, I discovered that Switzerland has lighthouses. Not many, as you might expect for a land-locked country with no saltwater coastline, but a couple on the larger lakes. However, there are not enough pictures of them to make them worthwhile for LoTW.
So, I tried a new country, the Phillippines. It has quite a few lighthouses, and several are historical (and attractive ruins). I did do one previous lighthouse from the Phillippines, one that was right out in the middle of the ocean, but now I'll do some on the coast.
This one is on an island famous from World War II, the island of Corregidor. (Zoom out on the map to see where it is in relation to the larger Phillippines islands.) Corregidor only has one lighthouse, right on the highest point of the island. It was originally Spanish, and has been restored. More from the Lighthouse Directory:
"1950 (station established 1835). Active; focal plane 193 m (633 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. 14.5 m (48 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and double gallery, rising from the center of 1-story stone keeper's house.So here are four pictures (one historic) and a non-professional video.
The lighthouse was heavily damaged during the war ... This historic light station was recently restored with funds from the Spanish government, and the lantern was replaced with modern equipment by the Japanese government."
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