List of lighthouses in British Columbia explained

This is a list of lighthouses in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

Lighthouses

NameImage
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Water bodyRegionLocationBuiltNotes
Active Pass Lighthouse1885
Addenbroke Island Light StationFitz Hugh Sound100 km north of Port HardyAddenbroke Island, on the eastern side of Fitz Hugh Sound. 1914The structure consists of a Fibreglass tower that is 26 ft tall and painted white. The active focal plane is 24 metres above sea level. It flashes white every 5 seconds. This is a staffed light house. There are two keepers in adjacent structures.
Amphitrite Point LightBarkley SoundBarkley Sound, northern entranceUcluelet, southern end1915 The building is white with a red lantern. It flashes every 12 seconds and has a focal plane of 15 metres (50 ft). The original structure was destroyed by a tsunami in 1914 and rebuilt in 1915.
Ballenas Island Light1917
Boat Bluff LighthouseHecate StraitSarah Passage1897 (station established)This light is located around 5 kilometres north of the village of Klemtu. It is there to mark the northbound entrance to Sarah Passage and is situated on the west side of Sarah Island. The light itself is a tower, square pyramidal in shape and made of steel. The tower is white and the square base is red. This is a staffed light consisting of a number of structures and a weather station.
Brockton Point Lighthouse1915
Cape Beale LighthouseBarkley SoundPacific Rim National Park ReservePacific Rim National Park Reserve1958 This light is used to mark the southern entrance to Barkley Sound. It is a square pyrimidal tower made of steel. This skeletal structure has a square cylinder in the center. There is a lantern and gallery, both painted red. Three sides have a white, slatted daymark. This light is staffed and consists of a number of buildings, all with red roofs.
Cape Mudge Lighthouse1916
Cape Scott LighthousePacific OceanVancouver Island, northwestern tipCape Scott Provincial Park1981 The light is a square skeletal structure. It is made of steel and has a red painted lantern and a gallery. The focal plane is 70 metres (229 feet) and flashes white every 10 seconds. The site consists of a number of red-roofed buildings.
Carmanah Point Light Station1920
Chrome Island Lighthouse1890
Discovery Island Light1885
Entrance Island Lighthouse1970 (circa)
Estevan Point1910
Fisgard Lighthouse1860The oldest lighthouse on the West Coast of Canada.
Green Island Lighthouse1906 (station established)
Ivory Island Lightstation1898
Langara Light1913
Lucy Islands Light1960
Merry Island LighthouseHalfmoon Bay

49.4674°N -123.9123°W
1903[1]
Mayne Island Lighthouse
Nootka LighthouseNootka Soundwest coast of Vancouver Islandsummit of San Rafael Island at entrance to Nootka Sound. 1910Red square skeleton tower. Active focal plane at 30.9 metres. It flashes white 0.2 seconds every 12 seconds.[2]
Pachena Point Light1908
Point Atkinson Lighthouse1912
Portlock Point Lighthouse1987
Race Rocks Lighthouse1860The second oldest lighthouse on the West Coast of Canada.
Sangster Island Light
Scarlett Point Lighthouse1905 (station established)
Sheringham Point Lighthouse1912
Trial Islands Lightstation1906
Triple Island LightstationChatham SoundNorth Coast Regional DistrictBrown Passage
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Prince Rupert
1920A tower attached to a rectangular concrete structure with a helipad . Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Merry Island Lighthouse.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-04-23 . 2017-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170331065958/https://www.notmar.gc.ca/publications/list-livre/pac/p66e.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Explore British Columbia's National and Provincial Historic Sites. Parks Canada. 28 June 2010. 18 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110218111720/http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/bc/sites/index_e.asp. dead.