Ballenas Island Light
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]
 Ballenas Island Light, far side of upper island | |
| Location | Ballenas Islands British Columbia Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 49°21′2″N 124°9′36.8″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1900 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red balcony and lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard [1] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1917 |
| Focal height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
Keepers
- 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]
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ballenas Island Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- Lighthouse friends
External links
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
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