Bacalhao Island Light

The Bacalhao Island Light is a lighthouse located on Bacalhao Island, off the coast of Twillingate in Newfoundland, Canada. The lighthouse was built in 1894 and features a cylindrical tower with a balcony and lantern, marked with white and red spiral stripes. It stands at a height of 10 meters and has a focal height of 108.8 meters, with a sixth-order Fresnel lens that has a range of 17 nautical miles.

The lighthouse is currently managed by the Canadian Coast Guard and is still in operation, emitting a white light every 10 seconds and a fog signal of one blast every 30 seconds. The island itself has been inhabited in the past, with lighthouse keepers and their families living there as recently as 1911.

The Bacalhao Island Light has a unique history and has played an important role in aiding navigation in the area. While there is limited information available about the lighthouse's past, it is still an important part of Canada's lighthouse network and a notable landmark in the Newfoundland region.

Light and tower

It has a cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern tower. The tower is built of cast iron. Its daymark is white and red spiral stripes. The light has a focal height of 108.8 metres. The light has a range of 17 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl W 10s. It carries a sixth-order Fresnel lens. It is managed by Canadian Coast Guard. The NGA list of lights numbers it 1300. The Admiralty list of lights numbers it H0636.