Triple_Island_Lightstation

Triple Island Lightstation

Triple Island Lightstation

Lighthouse

Triple Island Lighthouse is a large, manned light station on Triple Island. Built in 1920 after four years of construction, the concrete station features a 21.9 metres (72 ft) tower attached to a rectangular concrete structure that houses the keepers' quarters and machinery. A Triple Island helipad (IATA: YTI) occupies much of the remainder of the islet. Canadian Coast Guard personnel man the station on a 28-day rotation. The station was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974.[2][3]

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From 1939 to 1970, the Triple Island lightstation was part of the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program, collecting coastal water temperature and salinity measurements for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans everyday for 31 years.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Explore British Columbia's National and Provincial Historic Sites". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  3. [3]
    Ammundsen, Ron. "Triple Island Lightstation". Lighthouses of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  4. [4]
    "British Columbia Lightstation Sea-Surface Temperature and Salinity Data (Pacific), 1914-present - Open Government Portal". open.canada.ca. Treasury Board of Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-11.


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