Race Rocks Lighthouse

Race Rocks Lighthouse

Infobox_Lighthouse
name = Race Rocks


caption =
location =Vancouver Island, British Columbia
coordinates =
yearbuilt = 1859
yearlit = 1860
automated =
yeardeactivated =
foundation =
construction =
shape = Cylindrical
marking = Tower with black/white bands, lantern painted red
height = 24.4 m
elevation = 36 m
lens =
currentlens =
intensity =
range =
characteristic = Fl. 10 s
fogsignal = (3) 60 s
admiralty =G5300
NGA =13760
ARLHS =CAN-426

Race Rocks Lighthouse is the second lighthouse to be built on the west coast of Canada. It is just off the southern tip of Vancouver Island, about 16 km SW of Victoria, British Columbia.

The lighthouse was built between 1859-1860 by the crew of HMS "Topaz" and outside labourers under a contract awarded to John Morris by the British Government. [ [http://www.apj.co.uk/rapanui_primer/primer_first_contact.asp First contact with Easter Island ] ] The light became operational December 26, 1860. It has a 24.4 m cylindrical tower with black and white bands, and flashes a white light every 10 s.Its foghorn sounds three blasts at one minute intervals. [cite web
url=http://www.notmar.gc.ca/go.php?doc=eng/services/list/2007-pacific/p180e2007
title=Race Rocks
date=2007
work=Notmar - List of Lights: Pacific Coast
publisher=Fisheries and Oceans Canada
accessdate=2008-06-16] On Christmas Day 1865 a group of five visiting the lightkeeper capsized their boat in a tide rip while attempting to land and all were drowned.

The lighthouse is run by Lester B. Pearson College and is surrounded by the Race Rocks Marine Protected Area.

Notes

References

* Citation | last =Walbran | first = Captain John T. | title =British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History | url= http://www.nosracines.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3545 | place=Vancouver/Toronto | publisher =Douglas & McIntyre | year =1971 | edition =Facsimile reprint of 1909 edition | isbn = 0-88894-143-9

External links

*http://www.racerocks.com Home page of www.racerocks.com
*http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/history/histam.htm History of the Light station


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