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Location | Green Island (Catalina), Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
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Coordinates | 48°30′15″N53°02′36″W / 48.504139°N 53.043278°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1857 ![]() |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | stone encased in concrete tower |
Height | 9 m (30 ft) ![]() |
Shape | octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern [1] [2] |
Markings | white tower, white and red lantern dome |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard ![]() |
Light | |
Focal height | 28 m (92 ft) ![]() |
Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl W 4s ![]() |
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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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