Triple Island Lightstation
Location | Brown Passage 25 miles (40 km) W of Prince Rupert British Columbia Canada |
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Coordinates | 54°17′41″N 130°52′50″W / 54.294830°N 130.880505°WCoordinates: 54°17′41″N 130°52′50″W / 54.294830°N 130.880505°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1920 |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 21.9 metres (72 ft) |
Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached two a two-story keeper's house |
Markings | white tower, red balcony and lantern |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard[1] |
Heritage | national historic site of Canada, recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse |
Fog signal | deactivated |
Light | |
First lit | 1921 |
Focal height | 28 metres (92 ft) |
Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 9s. |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
Official name | Triple Island Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada |
Designated | 1974 |
Triple Island Lighthouse is a large, manned light station on Triple Island. Built in 1920 after four years of construction, the concrete station features a 21.9 metres (72 ft) tower attached to a rectangular concrete structure that houses the keepers' quarters and machinery. A Triple Island helipad (IATA: YTI) occupies much of the remainder of the islet. Canadian Coast Guard personnel man the station on a 28-day rotation. The station was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974.[2][3]
From 1939 to 1970, the Triple Island lightstation was part of the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program, collecting coastal water temperature and salinity measurements for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans everyday for 31 years.[4]
See also[]
- List of lighthouses in British Columbia
- List of lighthouses in Canada
References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Explore British Columbia's National and Provincial Historic Sites". Parks Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ Ammundsen, Ron. "Triple Island Lightstation". Lighthouses of British Columbia. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "British Columbia Lightstation Sea-Surface Temperature and Salinity Data (Pacific), 1914-present - Open Government Portal". open.canada.ca. Treasury Board of Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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External links[]
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
- Triple Island Lightstation at fogwhistle.ca
- Triple Island
- Lighthouses completed in 1920
- Lighthouses in British Columbia
- National Historic Sites in British Columbia
- Lighthouses on the National Historic Sites of Canada register
- Canadian lighthouse stubs
- British Columbia building and structure stubs