Malpeque Harbour Approach Range Lights

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Malpeque Harbour Approach Range Rear Light
Malpeque Harbour Approach Range Lights
LocationHog Island
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates 46°34′40″N63°43′11″W / 46.577805°N 63.719740°W / 46.577805; -63.719740 Coordinates: 46°34′40″N63°43′11″W / 46.577805°N 63.719740°W / 46.577805; -63.719740
Tower
Constructed1961
Constructionsteel skeletal tower and wooden upper covered section
Height15.2 metres (50 ft)
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsred skeletal tower, white upper section
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard [1]
Light
First lit1961  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Deactivated2011
Focal height16.8 metres (55 ft)
Range10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) [2]
Characteristic Iso W 4s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Malpeque Harbour Approach Range Lights are a set of range lights on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The current rear tower was built in 1961. [3]

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Western Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. Lighthouses of Prince Edward Island
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved August 2, 2009.