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Inchcape Rock, Arbroath, Scotland (UK) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuda Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Buda Island, San Jaime de Enveija, Tarragona (Spain) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEddystone Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Eddystone Rocks, Rame Head, Plymouth (UK) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEvangelistas Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Evangelistas Islets, Natales, Última Esperanza (Chile) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGreat Isaac Cay Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Great Isaac Cay, Bimini Islands (Bahamas) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrip Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Grip, Kristiansund, Nordmøre, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGuardafui Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Cape Guardafui, Bari, Puntland (Somalia) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKlein Curaçao Lighthouse:\u003c\/b\u003e Klein Curaçao, Curaçao (Netherlands) 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