Light Details for This Lighthouse
| | Location: | Southern portion of Cape Sable Island | | Standing: | This light is still standing. | | Operating: | This light is operational | | Automated: | All operating lights in Nova Scotia are automated. | | Date Automated: | Automated by 1986 | | Began: | 1923 | | Year Lit: | 1924 | | Structure Type: | Octagonal concrete tower, white, red lantern | | Light Characteristic: | Flashing White (1992) | | Tower Height: | 101ft feet high. | | Light Height: | 097ft feet above water level. |
History Items for This Lighthouse
| | 1924 - tallest lighthouse in Nova Scotia - 1941 - 3rd order dioptric lens | | 1989 - Federal Heritage Review classified tower as a Classified Building | | note - two references refer to a light prior to 1861 (1834, 1847) | | 1990 - 1992 - 3rd order dioptric lens, mercury vapour, electric, fog signal |
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