View of Cape Bojeador from the Cape Bojeador Lighthouse

Cape Bojeador (Filipino: Cabo Bojeador) is the northwestern tip of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is a headland on the South China Sea coast of the municipality of Burgos, Ilocos Norte, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Laoag. The cape is best known for its Spanish lighthouse, the most visited lighthouse in the country and a favorite shooting venue for local movies and television series.[1]

Waves at Cape Bojeador

Geography

Cape Bojeador is the first land sighted by vessels approaching Luzon from the northern ports of China and East Asia. It is located in the southern end of Nagabungan Cove in a small village called Paayas in Burgos municipality. The cape reaches a height of 91.44 metres (300 ft) near the lighthouse, sloping down to 7 metres (23 ft) near the shore and rising southeastward to a mountain ridge. It is composed of greywackes and volcanic rocks dated as Middle Miocene.[2]

The cape is devoid of trees due to constant strong winds. It is surrounded by rocky cliffs and a reef of breakers projecting from it. The Cape Bojeador Lighthouse is situated on the summit of the Vigia de Nagpartian Hill, 1,600 metres (1,750 yd) east from the northwest extreme of the cape.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ilocos Norte's Cape Bojeador lighthouse closed for renovation". Balita.ph. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ "The Philippine wrench fault system in the Ilocos Foothills, northwestern Luzon, Philippines". Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ^ "A pronouncing gazetteer and geographical dictionary of the Philippine Islands". University of Michigan Library. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

18°29′30″N 120°33′50″E / 18.4917°N 120.5639°E / 18.4917; 120.5639

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