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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Georges Island Light in 2009 - 50th trip
Georges Island Light in 2009 - 50th trip
Georges Island Light in 2009 - 50th trip
Georges Island Light in 2009 - 50th trip

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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