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Name: Amet Island Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Malagash Point, Nova Scotia, Canada

Location: Off the entrance to Tatamagouche Bay in Northumberland Strait.

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Notes:
The original lighthouse here has been replaced by a skeleton tower.

Tower Height: 20

Height of Focal Plane: 39

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 4 seconds.

Description of Tower: Square skeleton tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1866: White, square wooden tower with a red lantern, on the roof of the dwelling; 26 feet tall, focal plane 44 feet.

Date Established: 1866

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Date Automated: 1921

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.


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