1961 (station established 1910). Active; focal plane 16 m (51 ft); white flash every 10 s. 7 m (24 ft) square cylindrical shingled brick tower rising from the center of 1-story shingled fog signal building. Entire building painted with black and white vertical stripes. 1-story keeper’s house (1961). Located on the largest of the Wadham Islands about 4 miles south of Offer Wadham Island. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Canadian Coast Guard. Notmar 395; ARLHS CAN-697; Admiralty H0586; NGA 1444.
Managing Organization: Canadian Coast Guard
Height of Focal Plane: 51
Characteristic and Range: Occulting red light.
Description of Tower: Square brick tower attached to fog signal building, with black and white vertical stripes.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1910: 33-foot wooden octagonal tower.
Date Established: 1910
Date Present Tower Built: 1961
Optics: 1910: Fourth order Fresnel lens.
Fog Signal: 1925: fog alarm; 1967: Airchime fog alarm.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Keepers
B.E. Guy
T. A. Abbott (c. 1966)