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10: Cape Romain Lighthouse, South Carolina, USA |
9: Nottawasaga Island Lighthouse, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada |
8: Orfordness (or Orford Ness) Lighthouse, Suffolk, England |
7: Capraia Lighthouse, Tremiti Islands, Italy |
6: Cap Lopez Lighthouse, Gabon, Equatorial Africa |
5: Troubridge Island Lighthouse, South Australia |
4: Garapan Lighthouse, Northern Mariana Islands |
3: Isla Pingüino, Argentina |
2: Galinhos Lighthouse, Northern Brazil |
1: Kiipsaar (or Kiipsaare), Estonia |
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