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Bacalhao Island

Coordinates: 49°41′12.8″N 54°33′24.4″W / 49.686889°N 54.556778°W / 49.686889; -54.556778
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Bacalhao Island Lighthouse[1]
Map
LocationBacalhao Island
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates49°41′12.8″N 54°33′24.4″W / 49.686889°N 54.556778°W / 49.686889; -54.556778
Constructed1894
Constructioncast iron tower
Height10 metres (33 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and red spiral stripes
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard[2][3]
Fog signal1 blast every 30s.
Light
Focal height108.8 metres (357 ft)
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.

Bacalieu Island is an island off Twillingate in Newfoundland. It has a lighthouse. In 1911, it was inhabited by the lighthouse keepers and their families.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bacalhao Island Lighthouse". Lighthousefriends.com. Lightouse Friends. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. ^ Central and WesternNewfoundland The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 February 2017
  3. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.

49°41′12.8″N 54°33′24.4″W / 49.686889°N 54.556778°W / 49.686889; -54.556778