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Chrome Island Lighthouse is a light station established in 1891 that assists traffic in the region of Deep Bay, British Columbia, Denman Island, and Hornby Island. It is currently a manned station, though in recent years the Canadian Coast Guard has considered converting it to fully automated status.

Chrome Island lighthouse
The lighthouse in 2012
LocationDenman Island
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°28′19.49″N 124°41′2.18″W
Tower
Constructed1891 (first)
Constructionfiberglass tower
Height7.5 metres (25 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Power sourcesolar power 
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard[1]
Light
First lit1989 (current)
Focal height22 metres (72 ft)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

Along with electronic navigational aids, the five-second flash lighthouse is approximately 21 metres (69 ft) above water level (depending on tides). The station has a helicopter landing deck and rescue boat.

The Chrome Island light is one of 12 lighthouses part of the British Columbia Shore Station Oceanographic Program, collecting coastal water temperature and salinity measurements for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans everyday since 1961.[2]


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  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (21 March 2019). "Data from BC lightstations". www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. Chrome Island B.C. Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Lighthouse Friends






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