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Name: Cape North Light (new) (Nova Scotia)  

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Nearest Town or City:
Cape North , Nova Scotia, Canada

Location: Northeast tip of Cape Breton.

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 49

Height of Focal Plane: 104

Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 6 seconds, visible for 13 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White square pyramidal structure, three red horizontal red bands.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1908: Cylindrical cast iron tower, now at Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.

Date Established: 1876

Date Present Tower Built: 1980?

Fog Signal: Horn, 6-second blast every 60 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.


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