List of lighthouses in British Columbia

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This is a list of lighthouses in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

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Name Image
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Water body Region Location Built Notes
Active Pass Lighthouse
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1885
Addenbroke Island Light Station
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Fitz Hugh Sound 100 km north of Port Hardy Addenbroke Island, on the eastern side of Fitz Hugh Sound. 1914 The structure consists of a Fibreglass tower that is 26 ft tall and painted white. The active focal plane is 24 metres above sea level. 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 original structure was destroyed by a tsunami in 1914 and rebuilt in 1915.
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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1915
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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1890
Discovery Island Light
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1885
Entrance Island Lighthouse
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1970 (circa)
Estevan Point
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1910
Fisgard Lighthouse
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1860 The oldest lighthouse on the West Coast of Canada.
Green Island Lighthouse
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1906 (station established)
Ivory Island Lightstation
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1898
Langara Light
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1913
Lucy Islands Light
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1960
Merry Island Lighthouse
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Halfmoon Bay

49°28′03″N 123°54′44″W / 49.467448°N 123.912313°W / 49.467448; -123.912313
1903[1]
Mayne Island Lighthouse
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Nootka Lighthouse
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Nootka Sound west coast of Vancouver Island summit of San Rafael Island at entrance to Nootka Sound. 1910 Red square skeleton tower. Active focal plane at 30.9 metres. It flashes white 0.2 seconds every 12 seconds.[2]
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 The second oldest lighthouse on the West Coast of Canada.
Sangster Island Light
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Scarlett Point Lighthouse
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1905 (station established)
Sheringham Point Lighthouse
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1912
Trial Islands Lightstation
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1906
Triple Island Lightstation
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Chatham Sound North Coast Regional District Brown Passage
25 miles (40 km) W of
Prince Rupert
1920 A 21.9 metres (72 ft) tower attached to a rectangular concrete structure with a helipad (IATA: YTI). Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Merry Island Lighthouse".
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-04-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Explore British Columbia's National and Provincial Historic Sites". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

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