Cape Tryon Light
Appearance
Location | Prince Edward Island Canada |
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Coordinates | 46°32′02″N 63°30′22″W / 46.534°N 63.5061°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1905 (first) |
Construction | wooden tower (both) |
Height | 12.4 metres (41 ft) |
Shape | square frustum tower (current) |
Markings | white tower, red lantern |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard[1] |
Heritage | heritage lighthouse, Registered Heritage Place |
Light | |
First lit | 1965 (current) |
Deactivated | 1965 |
Focal height | 33.4 metres (110 ft) |
Range | 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) |
Characteristic | LFl W 4s. |
The Cape Tryon is a lighthouse on the western north coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada, located on Cousins Shore about 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the cape. The station was built in 1905 and it characterised as a white building with red trim; with the lantern painted red.[2]
The original Cape Tryon lighthouse was deactivated in 1969. A second lighthouse was built on Cape Tryon itself, opened in 1969, and is still active. It is located a few kilometres north of the village of French River.
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 7, 2009.