Cape Beale Lightstation

Infobox_Lighthouse


caption =
location = Cape Beale, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
coordinates = coord|48.79|N|125.22|W|
yearbuilt=1874
yearlit = 1958
automated =
yeardeactivated =
foundation =
construction = Steel
shape = square pyramidal, central cylinder, slatted daymarks on three sides
marking=Red
height = convert|10|m|0|ft
lens =
elevation=convert|48|m|0|ft
range =
characteristic = One flash every 5.0 seconds
admiralty =G5256
NGA=13836
ARLHS=CAN-091

Cape Beale Lightstation is a manned lighthouse on Vancouver Island in British Columbia., Canada.

History

The lighthouse was built in 1874 and its focal plane is 51 meters above sea level. The present tower was built in 1958 and marks the entrance to Barkley Sound. It is 10 metres tall. Cape Beale received its name from Captain Charles William Barkley who named it for John Beale. The lighthouse is best known for its proximity to the West Coast Trail which is the theoretical route survivors of shipwrecks would take to get to the nearby community of Bamfield.

ee also

* Graveyard of the Pacific
* SS Valencia
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External links

* [http://fogwhistle.ca/bclights/cbeale/ Cape Beale Lightstation]
* [http://www.millslanding.com/CapeBealeLighthouse.htm Mills Landing Cottages and Charters]
* [http://www.vancouverisland.com/regions/towns/?townID=26 Bamfield, British Columbia]
* [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/bc.htm British Columbia Lighthouses]