Race Rocks Lighthouse

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Race Rocks lighthouse is in British Columbia, Canada, located at 48°18′N, 123°32′W. It is 16 km (10 miles) SW of Victoria and is at the south tip of Vancouver Island.

The lighthouse was built between 1859-1860 by the crew of HMS Topaze and outside labourers under a contract awarded to John Morris by the British Government.[1] The light became operational December 26, 1860.

Great Race Rocks Island
Great Race Rocks Island

On Christmas Day 1865 a group of five visiting the lightkeeper capsized their boat in a tide rip while attempting to land and all were drowned.

The lighthouse is run by Lester B. Pearson College.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ First contact with Easter Island

[edit] References

  • Walbran, Captain John T. (1971), British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 edition ed.), Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 0-88894-143-9 

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