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Name: Triple Islands Light  

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Also known as: Triple Island Light

Nearest Town or City:
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

Location: Brown Passage, Inside Passage.


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Photo: Alec Provan
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Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Region

Notes:
This was considered a very remote and difficult station for keepers.

Tower Height: 72

Height of Focal Plane: 92

Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 9 seconds.

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

This light is operational

Other Buildings?
Concrete keeper's quarters.

Date Established: 1920

Date Present Tower Built: 1920

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Keepers: Thomas Watkins (1920-1923), Tom Moran (1927-1929), Gordon Odlum (1941-1952), Russ Botham (1953-1954), Edward Albert Hartt (approx. 1954-1956), Remite Ernest Vargas (1960), L. M. Clifford (c. 1960), Doug Franklin (?), Larry Golden (?)


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