Year first lit 1970 (current) Focal height 19 m | Light source solar power Height 14 m Year first constructed 1986 | |
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Location Gabriola IslandStrait of GeorgiaBritish ColumbiaCanada Construction concrete tower (current)wooden tower (first) Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (current)square frustum tower Markings / pattern white tower, red balcony and lantern | ||
Entrance Island is a small rocky island in the Strait of Georgia located 841 metres (2,759 ft) due north of Gabriola Island. Marine mammals such as harbour seals and Steller's sea lions use the island as a haul-out.
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Map of Entrance Island, British Columbia, Canada
Entrance Island Lighthouse
The Entrance Island Lighthouse is a manned light station. It was built in 1875 to guide ships into Nanaimo harbour from the Strait of Georgia, and is easily seen from the Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay ferry. The Tsawwassen to Duke Point ferry passes right by it.
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Entrance Island (British Columbia) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA