Georges Island Lighthouse
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Georges Island viewed from Halifax
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 Nova Scotia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada |
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| Coordinates | 44°38′26″N 63°33′37″W / 44.640658°N 63.560353°WCoordinates: 44°38′26″N 63°33′37″W / 44.640658°N 63.560353°W |
| Year first constructed | 1876 (first) 1903 (second) destroyed by fire in 1916 |
| Year first lit | 1919 (current) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal frustum prism with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower with a red vertical stripe on the range line, red dome |
| Height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Focal height | 17.5 metres (57 ft) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | F W |
| Fog signal | 3s. blast every 30s. |
| Admiralty number | H3618 |
| CHS number | CCG 538 |
| NGA number | 9944 |
| ARLHS number | CAN-193 |
| Managing agent | Parks Canada |
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Georges Island Lighthouse is a prominent concrete lighthouse, built in 1917 which replaced an earlier tower built in 1876. The light-keeper's house remains standing a few hundred feet to the north. The lighthouse is operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.
The lighthouse was automated in 1972, and in 2005 the foghorn was decommissioned.
In the summer of 2006 the lighthouse was used by the U.S. Navy in training exercises.
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