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Name: Green Island Light (NS, south of Cape Forchu)  

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Nearest Town or City:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Location: Six miles south of Cape Forchu, off western end of Nova Scotia.


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Photo: Reg Bremner (thanks to Tony Bremner)
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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 20

Height of Focal Plane: 82

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 5 seconds.

Description of Tower: White, square tower on corner of one-story fog signal building.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1964

Date Present Tower Built: 1964

Fog Signal: Two-second blast every 20 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
Accessible only by boat.

Keepers: Reg Bremner (c. 1965), David Smith (?)


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