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Ballenas Island Light

Coordinates: 49°21′2″N 124°9′36.8″W / 49.35056°N 124.160222°W / 49.35056; -124.160222
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Ballenas Island Lighthouse
Ballenas Island Light, far side of upper island
Map
LocationBallenas Islands
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°21′2″N 124°9′36.8″W / 49.35056°N 124.160222°W / 49.35056; -124.160222
Tower
Constructed1900
Constructionconcrete tower
Height11 metres (36 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red balcony and lantern
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard [1]
Light
First lit1917
Focal height21 metres (69 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFl 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

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ballenas Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ^ Lighthouse friends