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Lighthouses In Canada
This is a list of lighthouses in Canada. These may naturally be divided into lighthouses on the Pacific coast, on the Arctic Ocean, in the Hudson Bay watershed, on the Labrador Sea and Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the St. Lawrence River watershed (including the Great Lakes), and on the Atlantic seaboard. British Columbia *Active Pass Lighthouse *Addenbroke Island Lightstation * Amphitrite Point Lighthouse * Boat Bluff lighthouse *Bonilla Island Lightstation *Brockton Point Lightstation * Cape Beale Lightstation *Cape Mudge Lighthouse * Cape Scott Lighthouse * Carmanah Point Light Station *Chatham Point lighthouse *Chrome Island Lightstation * Discovery Island Light *Dryad Point Lighthouse *Egg Island Lightstation * Entrance Island Lightstation *Estevan Point Lighthouse * Fisgard Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse on the West Coast of Canada. *Gallows Point Light *Green Island Lightstation *Holland Rock Lightstation * Ivory Island Lightstation *Kains Island Lightstation *Langara Li ...
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Sheringham Point Lighthouse
Sheringham Point Lighthouse is located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, near the community of Shirley. Built in 1912 following the fatal wreck of the SS Valencia six years earlier, it is still used for navigation. The point was named for William L. Sheringham who took part in various naval surveys although not in this area. The lighthouse and surrounding property is currently owned by the Canadian Coast Guard and fenced off, though the lighthouse can be seen easily from a trail beside the fence. , thSheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Societyis working to acquire the property from the Coast Guard and turn it into a public park. Oceanographic research From 1968 to 1989, the Sheringham Point Light was part of the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program, collecting coastal water temperature and salinity measurements for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans everyday for 21 years. Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society The Sheringham Point Lighth ...
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West Coast Of Canada
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Labrador
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Triangle Island
Triangle Island is a small island, approximately in area,Anne Vallee Triangle Island Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement Ministry of Environmen/ref> located off the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is situated approximately from Vancouver Island and from Sartine Island, Triangle Island's nearest neighbour in the Scott Islands group. The island is notable for being the location of British Columbia's largest seabird colony, hosting such species as the Cassin's auklet and the tufted puffin. The Cassin's auklet population is the world's largest. The island is administratively a part of the Scott Islands Marine Wildlife Area and is more specifically home to the Anne Vallée Triangle Island Ecological Reserve, named after a researcher who frequented the island and died there in an accident in 1982. Visiting the island requires permits from the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, and it is usually frequented only by researchers. It is the weste ...
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Triple Island Lightstation
Triple Island Lighthouse is a large, manned light station on Triple Island. Built in 1920 after four years of construction, the concrete station features a tower attached to a rectangular concrete structure that houses the keepers' quarters and machinery. A Triple Island helipad occupies much of the remainder of the islet. Canadian Coast Guard personnel man the station on a 28-day rotation. The station was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974. From 1939 to 1970, the Triple Island lightstation was part of the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program, collecting coastal water temperature and salinity measurements for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans everyday for 31 years. See also * List of lighthouses in British Columbia * List of lighthouses in Canada This is a list of lighthouses in Canada. These may naturally be divided into lighthouses on the Pacific coast, on the Arctic Ocean, in the Hudson Bay watershed, on the Labrador Sea and G ...
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