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The Buried Secrets of the World’s Very First Lighthouse

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For 1600 years, the Pharos stood on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea guiding ships into the port of Alexandria, before an earthquake consigned it to the bottom of the ocean.

Allison McNearney
Allison McNearney
Ahoy There! The Buried Secrets of The World's Very First Lighthouse
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Allison McNearney

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