Location | Carmanah Point British Columbia Canada |
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Coordinates | 48°36′42.1″N 124°45′04.7″W / 48.611694°N 124.751306°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1891 (first) |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, red lantern house |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
Heritage | recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse |
Light | |
First lit | 1920 (current) |
Focal height | 55.5 metres (182 ft) |
Range | 37 kilometres (23 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5 s. |
Carmanah Point Light Station is a lighthouse on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island at the entrance from the Pacific Ocean to the Salish Sea Formerly know as Jaun deFuca Strait.[1]