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St Catherine's Point Light is shown as a lighthouse on the public map of Cornwall. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
St Catherine's Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the southernmost tip of the Isle of Wight, not Cornwall, and has guided maritime traffic since 1788. It is connected to the Napoleonic Wars, as its construction was prompted by the need to protect British shipping from French invasion, making it an important defensive and navigational landmark.
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