Ireland Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ireland Island Lighthouse
This square skeletal steel mast stands 6 meters tall, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Its focal plane reaches 18.5 meters above sea level. The lighthouse emits a white flash every six seconds, providing a geographic range of 12.8 nautical miles. Located on Ireland Island, it serves as a navigational aid in the coastal waters near Burgeo, approximately 31 kilometers away. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for local navigation, helping mariners orient themselves and ensuring safe passage through potentially challenging coastal waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 18.5m
- Geographic Range
- 12.8NM
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Sea Region
- Located on Ireland Island in Canada, serving as a navigational aid in the surrounding coastal waters.
- Latitude
- 47.6335°
- Longitude
- -58.3698°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Burgeo(31.0 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-840
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal mast carrying a daymark colored with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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