Green Island (Catalina), Newfoundland and Labrador

Location of Green Island in Newfoundland
Green Island Lighthouse
Location Green Island
Bonavista Peninsula
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates 48°30′14.9″N 53°02′35.8″W / 48.504139°N 53.043278°W / 48.504139; -53.043278
Year first constructed 1857
Foundation concrete base
Construction stone encased in concrete tower
Tower shape octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, white and red lantern dome
Height 9 metres (30 ft)
Focal height 28 metres (92 ft)
Range 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 4s.
Admiralty number H0526
CHS number CCG 453
NGA number 1648
ARLHS number CAN-687
Managing agent Canadian Coast Guard[1][2]

Green Island is located in eastern Newfoundland off the east coast of the Bonavista Peninsula near the entrance to Catalina Harbour. The nearest town is Port Union.

Lighthouse

A lighthouse on Green Island was established in 1857, and a foghorn was added in 1883.[3] The light is a steady white light.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southeastern Newfoundland The Lighthouse DirectoryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 February 2017
  2. ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  3. ↑ Lighthouse Depot. "Green Island Light (Catalina, NF)". Retrieved 2008-02-03.

Coordinates: 48°30′17″N 53°02′46″W / 48.5047°N 53.0460°W / 48.5047; -53.0460 (Green Island)


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