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Name: Flint Island Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Donkin, Nova Scotia, Canada

Location: Off Cape Perce, Cape Breton.

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 20 seconds, visible for 18 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White, octagonal concrete tower with red lantern.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1856

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Fog Signal: Automated horn with one three-second blast every 30 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
Accessible by boat only.

Keepers: John James Martell (1927-1945), William A. Martell (?), Kenneth Martell (?), Frank Langille (1950), George Campbell (c. 1950)


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