List of lighthouses in British Columbia
This is a list of lighthouses in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
Lighthouses
Name | Image and map |
Water body | Region | Location | Built | Notes | |
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Active Pass Lighthouse |
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Addenbroke Island Light Station |
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Fitz Hugh Sound | 100 km north of Port Hardy | Calvert Island (east side) in Fitz Hugh Sound. | 1998 | The structure consists of a concrete tower that is 26 feet around and painted white. The active focal plane of 24 metres. It flashes white every 5 seconds. This is a staffed light house. there are two keepers in adjacent structures. | |
Amphitrite Point Light |
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Barkley Sound | Barkley Sound, northern entrance | Ucluelet, southern end | 1915 | The building is white with a red lantern. It flashes every 12 seconds and has a focal plane of 15 metres (50 ft). The structure was rebuilt after a Jan 2, 2014 tsunami. | |
Ballenas Island Light |
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1917 | |||||
Boat Bluff Lighthouse |
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Hecate Strait | Sarah Passage | 1897 (station established) | This light is located around 5 kilometres north of the village of Klemtu. It is there to mark the northbound entrance to Sarah Passage and is situated on the west side of Sarah Island. The light itself is a tower, square pyramidal in shape and made of steel. The tower is white and the square base is red. This is a staffed light consisting of a number of structures and a weather station. | ||
Brockton Point Lighthouse |
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Cape Beale Lighthouse |
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Barkley Sound | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 1958 | This light is used to mark the southern entrance to Barkley Sound. It is a square pyrimidal tower made of steel. This skeletal structure has a square cylinder in the center. There is a lantern and gallery, both painted red. Three sides have a white, slatted daymark. This light is staffed and consists of a number of buildings, all with red roofs. | |
Cape Mudge Lighthouse |
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1916 | |||||
Cape Scott Lighthouse |
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Pacific Ocean | Vancouver Island, northwestern tip | Cape Scott Provincial Park | 1981 | The light is a square skeletal structure. It is made of steel and has a red painted lantern and a gallery. The focal plane is 70 metres (229 feet) and flashes white every 10 seconds. The site consists of a number of red-roofed buildings. | |
Carmanah Point Light Station |
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1920 | |||||
Chrome Island Lighthouse |
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Discovery Island Light |
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Entrance Island Lighthouse |
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1970 (circa) | |||||
Estevan Point |
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1910 | |||||
Fisgard Lighthouse |
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1860 | |||||
Green Island Lighthouse |
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1906 (station established) | |||||
Ivory Island Lightstation |
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Langara Light |
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1913 | |||||
Lucy Islands Light |
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1960 | |||||
Merry Island Lighthouse | |
Halfmoon Bay 49°28′03″N 123°54′44″W / 49.467448°N 123.912313°W |
1903[1] | ||||
Mayne Island Lighthouse |
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Pachena Point Light |
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1908 | |||||
Point Atkinson Lighthouse |
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1912 | |||||
Portlock Point Lighthouse |
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1987 | |||||
Race Rocks Lighthouse |
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1860 | |||||
Sangster Island Light |
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Scarlett Point Light Station |
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1905 (station established) | |||||
Sheringham Point Lighthouse |
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1912 | |||||
Trial Islands Lightstation |
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1906 |
See also
References
External links
- Media related to Lighthouses in British Columbia at Wikimedia Commons
- Lighthouses of Canada: British Columbia at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's The Lighthouse Directory
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