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| Location | New Victoria, Nova Scotia |
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| Coordinates | 46°16′01.9″N 60°7′32.9″W / 46.267194°N 60.125806°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1832 (first) |
| Construction | concrete tower (current) wooden tower (first) |
| Automated | 1988 |
| Height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Shape | octagonal frustum tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard[1] |
| Heritage | recognized federal heritage building of Canada  |
| Fog signal | automated horn, two three-second blasts every 60 seconds. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1938 (current) |
| Focal height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Lens | third order double bullseye lens (original), rotating 36" DCB-36 optic aerobeacon (current) |
| Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. (flash 0.5 sec; eclipse 4.5 sec) Year round. |
| Official name | Light Tower, Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Type | Recognized Federal Heritage Building |
| Designated | 19 October 2006[2] |
| Reference no. | 11247 |
Low Point Lighthouse (also known as 'Flat Point Lighthouse') is an historic Canadian lighthouse marking the eastern entrance to Sydney Harbour at New Victoria, Nova Scotia, near New Waterford, Nova Scotia. This is one of the earliest and most important light stations of Nova Scotia, one of the first dozen beacons in Nova Scotia to be lit to guide mariners,[3] a classic red-and-white lighthouse still operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Recognisedwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Appleton, Thomas E. "USQUE AD MARE - A History of the Canadian Coast Guard and Marine Services - The Lights of Canada in 1867 with Dates of Establishment". Canadian Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2020.