Bacalhao Island
Location | Bacalhao Island Newfoundland Canada |
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Coordinates | 49°41′12.8″N 54°33′24.4″W / 49.686889°N 54.556778°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1894 |
Construction | cast iron tower |
Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white and red spiral stripes |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard[1][2] |
Heritage | recognized federal heritage building of Canada |
Fog signal | 1 blast every 30s. |
Light | |
Focal height | 108.8 metres (357 ft) |
Lens | sixth-order Fresnel lens |
Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
Bacalieu Island is an island off Twillingate in Newfoundland. It has a lighthouse.[3] In 1911, it was inhabited by the lighthouse keepers and their families.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
- ^ "Bacalhao Island Lighthouse". Lighthousefriends.com. Lightouse Friends. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
External links[]
- Buoys, Lights and Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
- Picture of the lighthouse
Coordinates: 49°41′12.8″N 54°33′24.4″W / 49.686889°N 54.556778°W
Categories:
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- Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Newfoundland and Labrador geography stubs