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| Location | Vancouver Island, Hesquiat Peninsula, Estevan Point, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°22′59″N 126°32′39″W / 49.382972°N 126.544028°W |
| Tower | |
| Construction | concrete (tower)  |
| Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Shape | octagonal tower with buttresses |
| Markings | white (tower), red (lantern) |
| Operator | Sooke Region Museum |
| Heritage | classified federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1909 |
| Focal height | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Lens | First order Fresnel by Chance Brothers (original), modern optic (current) |
| Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(2) W 15s |
Estevan Point Lighthouse is located on the headland of the same name in the Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada.[1]
During the Second World War, in 1942, the Estevan Point lighthouse was fired upon by the Japanese submarine I-26, marking the first enemy attack on Canadian soil since the Fenian raids of 1866 and 1871.[2]
Currently the Canadian Coast Guard still maintains Estevan Point, with the light still active as of 2022. The light emits a signal of a double flash every 15 seconds with the focal plane located at 37.5 m (123 ft) above sea level.[3]
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. p. 2017.
- ^ Come Quick, Danger A History of Marine Radio in Canada
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved July 24, 2008.