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Name: Ile aux Perroquets Lighthouse

Also known as: Perroquet Island Lighthouse

Nearest Town or City:
Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada

Location: Mingan Archipelago, north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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Photo: Courtesy of Guy de Puyjalon
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Managing Organization:
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve

Website: http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/qc/mingan/index_E.asp

Notes:
This lighthouse is being restored and there are plans to improve public access.

Tower Height: 35

Height of Focal Plane: 79

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 5 seconds; range 12 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White octagonal concrete tower with red lantern.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1888

Date Present Tower Built: c. 1915?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
For information on boat tours to the island, contact: Excursions du Phare, 126, rue de la Mer, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, QC, Canada G0G 1V0; phone 418-949-2302; web: vitrine.net/maisondusouvenir/index_a.htm; or Les Entreprises Loiselle, 138 bord de la Mer, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, QC, Canada G0G 1V0; phone & fax 418-949-2349; web www.tourisme-loiselle.com/en/index.html

Keepers: Count Henry de Puyjalon (1888-1891), Placide Vigneau (1892-1924)