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Name: Banc du Cap Brûlé Downstream Front Range Light  

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Also known as: Brûlé Bank Downstream Front Range Light

Nearest Town or City:
Cap Tourmente, Quebec, Canada

Location: Off the north shore of the St. Lawrence River.

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 24

Height of Focal Plane: 29

Characteristic and Range: Fixed white; range 18 miles.

Description of Tower: White, rectangular building with a fluorescent orange daymark, slatwork in the upper portion, and a black stripe. 

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1931: Light on the parapet of the dwelling of the Upstream Rear Light.

Date Established: 1931

Date Present Tower Built: 1965

Date Automated: 1970

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Keepers: Joseph Tremblay (19? - 1946), Georges Tremblay (1946-1966), Richard Tremblay (1967-1970)


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