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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Notes:
A lightship was stationed at Colchester Reef in the 1870s to 1885. The lghthouse built in 1885 has been removed; now there is just a skeleton tower and a helipad on the site. Tower Height: 39 Height of Focal Plane: 72 Characteristic and Range: Flashing red every 4 seconds, visible for 5 miles. Description of Tower: Steel skeleton tower on cylindrical caisson.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
White, hexagonal wooden tower (60 ft tall) with a red lantern and a third-order lens, on a circular stone pier. Date Established: 1885 Date Present Tower Built: 1954 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions:
Accessible by boat only.
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