Bacalhao Island

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Bacalhao Island Lighthouse
Bacalhao Island
LocationBacalhao Island
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates 49°41′12.8″N54°33′24.4″W / 49.686889°N 54.556778°W / 49.686889; -54.556778
Tower
Constructed1894
Constructioncast iron tower
Height10 metres (33 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and red spiral stripes
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard [1] [2]
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Fog signal 1 blast every 30s.
Light
Focal height108.8 metres (357 ft)
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 10s.

Bacalieu 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.

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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.

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