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Name: Marticot Island Light   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Great Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada

Location: Southeast side of Marticot Island, southeast coast of Newfoundland, Placentia Bay.


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Photo: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 37

Height of Focal Plane: 90

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 15 seconds.

Description of Tower: Square skeleton tower with lantern.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
Originally wooden, octagonal tower with horizontal red and white bands. Later square white tower with red band atop equipment building.

Date Established: 1909

Date Present Tower Built: 1990s?

Fog Signal: Three-second blast every 30 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

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