Green Island (Catalina), Newfoundland and Labrador

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Location of Green Island in Newfoundland
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

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]

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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.

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