Cape Tryon Light

Cape Tryon Light
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LocationCape Tryon
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Coordinates46°32′02.5″N 63°30′21.9″W / 46.534028°N 63.506083°W / 46.534028; -63.506083
Tower
Constructed1905 (first)
Constructionwooden tower (both)
Height12.4 metres (41 ft)
Shapesquare pyramidal tower (current)
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard[2]
Heritageheritage lighthouse, Registered Heritage Place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1965 (current)
Deactivated1965 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height33.4 metres (110 ft)
Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)[1]
CharacteristicL Fl W 4s.

The Cape Tryon Light is a lighthouse on the western north coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada, located on Cousins Shore about 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the cape. The station was built in 1905 and it characterised as a white building with red trim; with the lantern painted red.[2]

The original Cape Tryon lighthouse was deactivated in 1969. A second lighthouse was built on Cape Tryon itself, opened in 1969, and is still active. It is located a few kilometres north of the village of French River.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. p. 2017.
  2. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 7, 2009.


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