Bacalhao Island

Not to be confused with Baccalieu Island or Bacalao (phantom island).

Bacalhao Island Lighthouse

Location	Bacalhao Island Newfoundland Canada
Coordinates	49°41′12.8″N54°33′24.4″W / 49.686889°N 54.556778°W / 49.686889; -54.556778
Tower
Constructed	1894
Construction	cast iron tower
Height	10 metres (33 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white and red spiral stripes
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard [1] [2]
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada
Fog signal	1 blast every 30s.
Light
Focal height	108.8 metres (357 ft)
Lens	sixth-order Fresnel lens
Range	17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 10s.

Bacalhao Island is an island off Twillingate in Newfoundland. It has a lighthouse. ^[3] In 1911, it was inhabited by the lighthouse keepers and their families.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Canada
• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2017-02-05.
2. 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.
3. "Bacalhao Island Lighthouse". Lighthousefriends.com. Lightouse Friends. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

External links

• Buoys, Lights and Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
• Picture of the lighthouse

49°41′12.8″N54°33′24.4″W / 49.686889°N 54.556778°W / 49.686889; -54.556778