Ballenas Island Light
Appearance
![]() Ballenas Island Light, far side of upper island | |
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Location | Ballenas Islands British Columbia Canada |
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Coordinates | 49°21′02″N 124°09′37″W / 49.35056°N 124.16022°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1900 |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
Shape | octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, red balcony and lantern |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard [1] |
Light | |
First lit | 1917 |
Focal height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
Light source | solar power |
Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
The Ballenas Island Light is an operational lighthouse built in 1900 but moved to its current location in 1912, located on West Ballenas Island, Canada. It is a white, octagonal concrete tower with a red lantern 27 metres (89 ft) in height. The lighthouse is not open to the public as it is located on a privately owned island.[2]
Keepers
- William Henry Brown 1901–1911
- Wilhelm Betiat 1911
- T.C.L. Hayllar 1912
- Arthur Broughton Gurney 1912– 916
- Mrs. A.B. Gurney 1917–1919
- Arthur Broughton Gurney 1920–1921
- Philip Gresely Cox 1921–1922
- Joseph Edgar Pettingell 1923–1924
- John Alfred Hunting 1924–1930
- Ernest Charles Dawe 1930–1935
- Alfred David Douglas 1935–1937
- Arthur G. Waldern 1952–1957
- Lance Hooper early 1960s
- Peter Fletcher 1966–1970
- Frederick Pratt 1970–1989
- J. Keith Nuttall 1989–1993
- Richard Wood 1994–1996[3]
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ballenas Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Lighthouse friends
External links
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
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