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Not to be confused with Baccalieu Island or Bacalao (phantom island).

Lighthouse
Bacalhao Island Lighthouse
LocationBacalhao Island
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates49°41′12.8″N 54°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
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signal1 blast every 30s.
Light
Focal height108.8 metres (357 ft)
Lenssixth-order Fresnel lens
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.

Bacalieu Island is an island off Twillingate in Newfoundland. It has a lighthouse. In 1911, it was inhabited by the lighthouse keepers and their families.

See also

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.

External links

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