Location | Cape Beale, Vancouver Island, British Columbia |
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Year first constructed | 1874 |
Year first lit | 1958 |
Construction | Steel |
Tower shape | square pyramidal, central cylinder, slatted daymarks on three sides |
Markings / pattern | Red |
Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
Focal height | 48 metres (157 ft) |
Characteristic | One flash every 5.0 seconds |
Admiralty number | G5256 |
NGA number | 13836 |
ARLHS number | CAN-091 |
Cape Beale Lightstation is a manned lighthouse on Vancouver Island in British Columbia., Canada.
The lighthouse was built in 1874 and its focal plane is 51 meters above sea level. The present tower was built in 1958 and marks the entrance to Barkley Sound. It is 10 metres tall. Cape Beale received its name from Charles William Barkley, captain of the Imperial Eagle, who named it for his ship's purser, John Beale. The lighthouse is best known for its proximity to the West Coast Trail which is the theoretical route survivors of shipwrecks would take to get to the nearby community of Bamfield.