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The lighthouse at Biawak Island is 65-meter high and was built by Dutchman Z.M Willem on 1872. You can climb
the 16-floor lighthouse to have a view of the ocean and the ships. Climbing the stairs up to 16th floor could drain
your breath, but the view it offers worth the effort. The tall buildings on the Biawak island are erected on the
seafront filled with coral rock, or in the vast shallow sea waters. Equipped with a spotlight system that shines
brightly at night. The lighthouse is very helpful for seafarers to be more careful about carrying their ship in such a
marine area for years. For the wider community, one type of navigation aids in the sea on this one (Lighthouse) is
indeed the most popular. The shape of the building is high and brilliant highlight the lights at night does display the
impression of a special scenery. The fishermen who sail around the island of Biawak are monitored through
lighthouses.

1. INTRODUCTION
The Lighthouses at Biawak Island mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, and safe
entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation. This lighthouse made of iron, which is
mostly rusty, makes the tourists who travel goosebumps and fear so you want to go up to the
lighthouse comfort-hearted but until now Visitors who come there still can and are safe to
climb to the top, to get to the lights the beacon flares are only in the form of a household bar,
with a model of a stairway that circles upwards and forms a staircase that can be kept careful.
In 1872, the Netherlands built a very high lighthouse in the area of Biawak Island, Indramayu,
West Java. The construction of the lighthouse is done because this island is very dangerous for
trade traffic. With the lighthouse, the ship will step aside until it reaches the port safely.

2. LITERATURE REVIEW

The construction of the lighthouse underwent a faster development process around the 17th
century which was constructed by Britain's Trinity House on its first construction in 1609, and
began the construction of a national lighthouse service established in Denmark (1650).
In England, the Eddystone lighthouse first lit its light in 1698, although the third incarnation was
the most enduring designed by John Smeaton and completed in 1759. England, as the owner of
the dominant sea power, the lighthouse built by the Stevenson family for the Northern
Lighthouse Board began to appear in Scotland.
The lighthouse that first appeared in North America is at St. Augustine, pictured on theBoazio
map and printed in London in 1791. Menendez built the lighthouse tower after landing in 1586.
Boazio interviewed the Drake crew upon their return from piracy at St. Augustine.
The next lighthouse built in America is Boston Light on Little Brewster Island (1716). His first
guard was George Worthylake who drowned with his wife and daughter, when he returned to
the island in 1718. The original tower had been destroyed by the British at the time of the
evacuation of Boston which was eventually rebuilt in 1784.
The oldest lighthouse in the United States is Hook Lighthouse, NJ (1764), and is still operating
today. At the end of the 19th century, the United States, which had a long coastline, had the
most lighthouses compared to most other countries in the world.
3. DISCUSSION
Advantages the lighthouse at biawak island is Facilitate navigation of ships sailing. It is easy to see
the ship that is coming due to the high buildings

4. CONCLUSION
The Biawak Island's lighthouse is the place in Biawak Island to emit light from a system of lamps
and lenses and to serve as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Other than that ,it could be used for some tourist to see the beautiful scenery at the ocean.
This lighthouse mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, and safe entries to harbors.
Even though,Visitors are safe to climb to the top, to get to the lights the beacon flares.
The construction of this lighthouse is looks like the lighthouse at 17th century when they was
constructed by Britain's Trinity house in 1609.

1.Advantages
 The lighthouse can shines brightly at night
 Helps sailors to be careful about carrying their ship
 Navigation aids in the sea for wider community
 At night,it would give a special scenery on the sea
 Homes for lighthouse's officers
2.Disadvantages
 Remote & Difficult location to get acces
 Work less functionally
 It can cause error navigation for some ships
 It has single battery that uses solar energy
 Irreversible spotlight
3.challenges
 The function of the lighthouse slowly abandoned because advanced navigation
equipment in modern ship
 Many lighthouses that can be operated without officer
4.solution
 The lighthouse must be renovated According to the ages.
 Replace the lens with fluorescent lamp
 The structure of lighthouse must also be updated, especially for some lighthouses that
located in remote area.
5. REFERENCES
http://sendikasep.blogspot.com/2016/11/
https://www.360cities.net/to/image/1st-floor-lighthouse-at-biawak-island
https://kebiawakisland.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/pulau-biawak-the-light-pier-island/