Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Wood Islands ...

03/23/05 4:29 PM

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Name: Wood Islands Harbour Range Rear Light

Nearest Town or City:
Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Location: South shore of PEI, Northumberland Strait.

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Photo: Michel Forand

Managing Organization:
Canadian Coast Guard

Tower Height: 29

Height of Focal Plane: 37

Description of Tower: White pyramidal tower with red vertical stripe.

This light is operational

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
To get there, at Wood Island, instead of going through the toll booth for the ferry to Caribou, Nova Scotia, turn off onto the bypass road which will take you up to Wood Island's Provincial Park. The range light is on the East breakwater of the harbour entrance. (Thanks to PEI Lighthouse Society.)