Ivory Island Lighthouse
Fl W 5s🇨🇦British Columbia, CAOperational
Location & Light Range
About Ivory Island Lighthouse
Ivory Island Lightstation emits a white flash every 5 seconds from a focal height of 20 meters. This light has a geographic range of 16 nautical miles. It is situated at the junction of Seaforth Channel and Milbanke Sound, along the Inside Passage of British Columbia. The station was involved in the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program for 18 years, from 1937 to 1955.
Why it matters: From 1937 to 1955, Ivory Island Lightstation was part of an oceanographic program, daily collecting coastal water temperature and salinity measurements.
Background
Ivory Island Lightstation is located 14 miles northwest of Bella Bella on the junction of Seaforth Channel and Milbanke Sound on the Inside Passage of British Columbia.
From 1937 to 1955, the Ivory Island lightstation was part of the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program, collecting coastal water temperature and salinity measurements for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans everyday for 18 years.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 5s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl.W. period 5s
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 16NM
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- G5713
- NGA No.
- 12052
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q45315801 →
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Location
- City
- British Columbia
- Country
- 🇨🇦CA
- Latitude
- 52.2698°
- Longitude
- -128.4063°
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