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Ballenas Island Light

Coordinates: 49°21′2″N 124°9′36.8″W / 49.35056°N 124.160222°W / 49.35056; -124.160222
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Ballenas Island Lighthouse
Ballenas Island Light, far side of upper island
Map
LocationBallenas Islands
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°21′2″N 124°9′36.8″W / 49.35056°N 124.160222°W / 49.35056; -124.160222
Tower
Constructed1900
Constructionconcrete tower
Height11 metres (36 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red balcony and lantern
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard [1]
Light
First lit1917
Focal height21 metres (69 ft)
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.

The Ballenas Island Light is an operational lighthouse built in 1900 and moved to its current location in 1912, on West Ballenas Island, Canada. It is a white, octagonal concrete tower with a red lantern 27 metres (89 ft) in height. It is not open to the public as it is on a privately owned island.[2]

Keepers

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  • William Henry Brown (1901–11)
  • Wilhelm Betiat (1911)
  • T.C.L. Hayllar (1912)
  • Arthur Broughton Gurney (1912–16)
  • Mrs. A.B. Gurney (1917–19)
  • Arthur Broughton Gurney (1920–21)
  • Philip Gresely Cox (1921–22)
  • Joseph Edgar Pettingell (1923–24)
  • John Alfred Hunting (1924–30)
  • Ernest Charles Dawe (1930–35)
  • Alfred David Douglas (1935–37)
  • Arthur G. Waldern (1952–57)
  • Lance Hooper (early 1960s)
  • Peter Fletcher (1966–70)
  • Frederick Pratt (1970–89)
  • J. Keith Nuttall (1989–93)
  • Richard Wood (1994–96)[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ballenas Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ^ Lighthouse friends
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