File:Cranberry Island Lighthouse.jpg

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English: Cranberry Island Lighthouse is located 2.7 km (1.7 miles) offshore.

In 1815, a 18.3 meter (60ft) octagonal wooden tower with red and white bands was built on the island. In 1883 it was replace with a white, square wooden tower attached to a dwelling. A steel skeleton tower (moved to Jeddore Rock) replaced the lighthouse in 1971 until the present tower was built in 1978.

Location: Southern end of Cranberry Island, Canso Harbour, Cape Breton.

Tower Height: 14.6 meters (48ft)

Light Height: 16.76 meters (55ft) above water level
Date Taken on 16 September 2011, 12:37
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DGJ_4401 - Cranberry Island Lighthouse (operation at 6am Tuesday)

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Dennis G. Jarvis    wikidata:Q122977591
 
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Camera location45° 20′ 12.56″ N, 60° 56′ 49.19″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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