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Discovery Island Light

Coordinates: 48°25′29″N 123°13′32″W / 48.424610°N 123.225679°W / 48.424610; -123.225679
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Discovery Island Lighthouse
Discovery Island Lighthouse
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LocationVancouver Island
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates48°25′29″N 123°13′32″W / 48.424610°N 123.225679°W / 48.424610; -123.225679
Tower
Constructed1886 (first)
1958 (second)
Constructionconcrete tower
Automated1996 Edit this on Wikidata
Height11.5 metres (38 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red balcony and lantern
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorDiscovery Island Marine Provincial Park [1]
Light
First lit1970 (current)
Focal height28 metres (92 ft)
Range15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

Discovery Island Lighthouse is an active lighthouse built in 1886 on Pandora Hill which is the highest point on Discovery Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

History

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The government appointed Richard Brinn to be the first lighthouse keeper. His daughter Mary Ann Croft assisted him. In 1902 after her father died Mary Ann Croft was officially appointed the lighthouse keeper, when she became the first female lighthouse keeper in Canada. In 1932 Croft retired, and moved to Victoria with a pension of $43 a month. She had spent a total of 46 years living on the island. In 1996 the lighthouse was automated after having been manned for 110 years. On September 3, 2004, the foghorn at the lighthouse was deactivated and removed from the station. Today nobody lives on the island and the lighthouse buildings are deteriorating.[2]

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 26, 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.discoveryisland.ca | discoveryisland.ca
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