Solander Island Lighthouse
Solander Island Light
by Captain Alec Provan and John MacFarlane 2016 (https://www.nauticapedia.ca/Gallery/Light_SolanderIsland.php)
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
1908
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Date of lighthouse construction
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Country
Canada
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Commissioning body
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Order of lens
1st order
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Fixed or revolving lens
Revolving
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
Fl.W. 10s
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
White cylindrical tower.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
Solander Island Light (List of Lights 77 G5194) is a White cylindrical tower Flash white 1 second; eclipse 9 seconds, year round on Chart:3680 94 m above the water. It was always an automated (unmanned) light.
The Solander Island Ecological Reserve was established May 4, 1971. It is located on an island off the Western extremity of the Brooks Peninsula, between Kyuquot and Quatsino Sounds. The primary role of Solander Island Ecological Reserve is to protect the habitat of breeding populations of numerous species of seabirds, many of which are rare and endangered. The ecological reserve comprises an irregularly shaped, steep–sided island with associated offshore rocks and reefs that is encompassed entirely in Brooks Peninsula Park. This small eight–hectare island provides habitat for globally and nationally significant populations of burrow–nesting seabirds including Leach’s storm petrel, Cassin’s auklet, tufted puffin, pelagic cormorant, glaucous–winged gull, and pigeon guillemot. It has the second largest tufted puffin colony and pelagic cormorant colony, as well as the third largest Leach’s storm petrel colony, on the British Columbia coast.
Provan, Captain Alec and John MacFarlane (2016) Solander Island Light. Nauticapedia.ca 2016. http://nauticapedia.ca/Gallery/Light_SolanderIsland.php
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Current management body/ ports authority
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
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Is the site open/closed to the public
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
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Latitude and Longitude
50,110638 -127,93931
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
Lighthouse was on the island, SW of Cape Cod. 50.06.6, 127.56.3 Admiralty No. G5194
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
Chance Lighthouses (1856-1917) (61 years): 'Solander Head: Solander Island? Not in Directory '
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