Georges Island Light
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Revision as of 20:31, 29 January 2010
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Built: 1918
Automated: 1972
This 16 meters (52 feet) tall octagonal concrete tower sits on the west side of Georges Island across the harbour from the city of Halifax. Operationally, it is a front range light for entrance into Halifax Harbour. A vertical red stripe was painted on the seaward side of the tower in 1973 as a daymark.
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This article was last modified on 1/29/2010.
