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English: First light was originally constructed in 1872 to guide sailors through the dangerous Shippegan Gulley, the current tower dates to 1905 and is a sloped octagonal tower measuring 15.5 meters (50ft) high. This lighthouse on a sand bar on Lamèque Island,.

Big Shippegan Lighthouse is one of nine octagonal wooden towers remaining in New Brunswick. The tower's third-order Fresnel lens has been replaced long ago with a Barbier, Benard et Turenne lantern, the only one remaining in the province.

Light: White flash 2 second alternating with an 8 second eclipse
Date Taken on 19 July 2021, 14:50
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Dennis G. Jarvis    wikidata:Q122977591
 
Dennis G. Jarvis
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Camera location47° 43′ 20.04″ N, 64° 39′ 38.13″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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