Leards Range Lights

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Leards Range Rear Light
Leards Range Lights
Location Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates 46°13′17″N63°29′34″W / 46.221316°N 63.492869°W / 46.221316; -63.492869 Coordinates: 46°13′17″N63°29′34″W / 46.221316°N 63.492869°W / 46.221316; -63.492869
Tower
Constructed1879
Constructionwooden tower
Height13.7 metres (45 ft)
Shapesquare tower with lantern and gallery
Markingswhite tower with red vertical stripe on the range, red lantern
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
Light
Deactivated2011
Focal height30.8 metres (101 ft)
Characteristic F G

The Leards Range Lights are a set of two range lights (rear and front) on Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1879, and are still active. [1]

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  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved August 2, 2009.