Green Island (Catalina), Newfoundland and Labrador

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Green Island Lighthouse
Green Island (Catalina), Newfoundland and Labrador
Location Green Island (Catalina), Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 48°30′15″N53°02′36″W / 48.504139°N 53.043278°W / 48.504139; -53.043278
Tower
Constructed1857  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionstone encased in concrete tower
Height9 m (30 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapeoctagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern [1] [2]
Markingswhite tower, white and red lantern dome
Operator Canadian Coast Guard   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
Focal height28 m (92 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl W 4s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Canada Newfoundland location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of Green Island in Newfoundland

Green Island is located in eastern Newfoundland off the east coast of the Bonavista Peninsula near the entrance to Catalina Harbour. The nearest town is Port Union.

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Lighthouse

A lighthouse on Green Island was established in 1857, and a foghorn was added in 1883. The lighthouse keepers were the entire population of the island which was reported for most of the 19th century and up until that of 1935. [3]

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southeastern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  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. Lighthouse Depot. "Green Island Light (Catalina, NF)" . Retrieved 2008-02-03.

48°30′17″N53°02′46″W / 48.5047°N 53.0460°W / 48.5047; -53.0460 (Green Island)