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lighthouse is a kind of watchouse to keep an eye on the prisoners and watch out intrusion of tresspassers in old time.but now they r replaced by radars

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PArdon?? A lighthouse is a navigational aid, helping mariners avoid hazards like rocky headlands and identify their locations. They are still important but now augment radar and GPS.

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one of the reasons was to signal ships

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