Île aux Perroquets Lighthouse
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The Île-aux-Perroquets lighthouse (French: Phare de l'Île-aux-Perroquets) is a lighthouse on the Île aux Perroquets in the Mingan Archipelago, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. It was built in 1951, replacing an 1888 wooden lighthouse. It received heritage designation in 2014.
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Location | Île aux Perroquets, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Canada |
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Coordinates | 50°13′14″N 64°12′24″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1951 |
Construction | concrete |
Automated | 1981 |
Height | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
Shape | octagon |
Operator | Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
Heritage | heritage lighthouse, part of a Quebec heritage property |
Light | |
Focal height | 24 m (79 ft) |
Range | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
Original lighthouse | |
Constructed | 1888 |
Construction | iron (lantern), lumber |
Height | 55 ft (17 m) |
Shape | square |
Markings | white (tower), red (lantern) |
Focal height | 87 ft (27 m) |
Lens | catoptric lens |
Range | 15 mi (24 km) |
Characteristic | Fl W 30s |
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