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Name: Wailangilala Light

Also known as: Welangilala Light

Also known as: Wailangi Lala Light

Nearest Town or City:
Taveuni, Fiji

Location: Wailangilala Atoll, Nanuku Passage.


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Photo: Coourtesy of Michel Forand

Tower Height: 95

Height of Focal Plane: 95

Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 5 seconds.

Description of Tower: Round iron tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1894: wood framework structure.

Date Established: 1894

Date Present Tower Built: 1909?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Keepers: George Henry Jay (c.1912-1931)

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