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Name: Porlier Pass Front Range Light  

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Also known as: Virago Point Light

Nearest Town or City:
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Location: Virago Point, north end of Galiano Island in the Strait of Georgia.


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Photo: Canadian Coast Guard

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Region

Tower Height: 25

Height of Focal Plane: 34

Characteristic and Range: Fixed yellow.

Description of Tower: White, square pyramidal wooden tower with red lantern.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1902

Date Present Tower Built: 1902

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Keepers: Francis Logan "Sticks" Allison (1902-1942), Henry Edward Brown (1949-1965)


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