Balcalhoa Island

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Bacalhao Island Lighthouse [1]
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Newfoundland
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
Year first constructed 1894
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white and red spiral stripes
Height 10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height 108.8 metres (357 ft)
Original lens sixth-order Fresnel lens
Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 10s.
Fog signal 1 blast every 30s.
Admiralty number H0636
CHS number 363
NGA number 1300
ARLHS number CAN-647
Managing agent Canadian Coast Guard [2] [3]

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.

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

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