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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard
Tower Height: 26 Height of Focal Plane: 95 Characteristic and Range: White flash every 10 seconds, visible for 17 nautical miles. Description of Tower: White cast iron tower.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1875: Wooden tower. Date Established: 1875 Date Present Tower Built: 1895 Fog Signal: 1898: fog gun; c. 1907: Diaphone horn; now automated horn, four second blast every 60 seconds. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions:
This light station is seen by many people from ferries arriving at Port aux Basques. It is on a small island in Port aux Basques Harbour and is accessible only by boat or helicopter. Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse! Keepers: Timothy Pike (1875-?), E. White (1911-?), John T. Gillam (1938-?)
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