George Island Lighthouse
Fl W 4s🇨🇦Manitoba, CAOperational
Location & Light Range
About George Island Lighthouse
A white, square pyramidal steel skeletal tower stands 15.5 meters tall. Its lantern room is painted white and sits atop the red-painted tower. The light, situated 20 meters above the water, emits a white flash every four seconds. This structure was erected in 1906. It is located on George Island within the North Basin of Lake Winnipeg, approximately 400 km north of Winnipeg. The Canadian Coast Guard maintains the light.
Why it matters: This lighthouse was built to assist navigation in the North Basin and was the final lighthouse to be fully automated.
Background
George Island Light is a lighthouse located on George Island that lies in the middle of the North Basin of Lake Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located approximately 400 km (250 mi) north from Winnipeg, and approximately halfway between the shore communities of Grand Rapids and Poplar River.
The lighthouse structure is 15.5 metres (51 ft) tall square pyramidal steel skeletal tower painted red, with enclosed lantern room on top, painted white. The lantern has a focal plane of 20 metres (66 ft) and it displays a white flash every four seconds visible in all directions. The light is maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard.
The lighthouse was built in 1906 to aid navigation in the treacherous North Basin. It had a lighthouse keeper until 1981. The George Island Light was the last lighthouse to be fitted as a fully automatic light. The last lighthouse keeper, Mr. Willard Olson, served on George Island every year starting from 1951 until 1981.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 4s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1906
References & Identifiers
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q5540970 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15.5m
- Tower Color
- white
Location
- City
- Manitoba
- Country
- 🇨🇦CA
- Latitude
- 52.8194°
- Longitude
- -97.6143°
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