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Allan's Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

Coordinates: 46°51′2.8″N 55°48′9.7″W / 46.850778°N 55.802694°W / 46.850778; -55.802694
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Allan's Island
Allan Island
Unincorporated community
Allan's Island is located in Newfoundland
Allan's Island
Allan's Island
Location of Allan's Island in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 46°51′2.8″N 55°48′9.7″W / 46.850778°N 55.802694°W / 46.850778; -55.802694
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled1968
Population
 (1956)
 • Total187
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 220

Allan's Island, formerly Allan Island, is a Canadian fishing settlement in the Burin peninsula of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is a part of the town of Lamaline.

In 1968 it was designated a village. It has a lighthouse which is visible for 9 miles.[1] The lighthouse was first lit in 1879, and the current tower was erected around 2004. In 1940 the population was 303, in 1951 it was 196 and down to 187 by 1956. It is now part of the town of Lamaline. The settlement is connected to Lamaline via a causeway supported by breakwaters.

Allan's Island Lighthouse

WWII

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See also

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46°51′2.8″N 55°48′9.7″W / 46.850778°N 55.802694°W / 46.850778; -55.802694

References

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  1. ^ "Lamaline (Allan's Island) Lighthouse".
  2. ^ "Other American Stations".