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| Location | Belle Isle between Newfoundland and Labrador Canada |
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| Coordinates | 52°00′50.2″N55°16′50.2″W / 52.013944°N 55.280611°W /52.013944; -55.280611 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1905 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 27 metres (89 ft) |
| Shape | dodecagonal tower with six flying buttress |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard[1] |
| Heritage | recognized federal heritage building of Canada |
| Fog signal | Horn(1) 30s |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 42 metres (138 ft) |
| Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 11s. |
Belle Isle Northeast Light is a 27-metre (89 ft) tall, 12-sided flyingbuttresslighthouse located onBelle Isle,Newfoundland, which was built in 1905. It is one of three lighthouses on the island and was maintained by theCanadian Government despite the fact that Newfoundland did not joinConfederation until 1949. It was designed byWilliam P. Anderson as one in a series of nine buttressed lighthouses built in Canada around 1910.[2]
Itslight characteristic is a white flash occurring every eleven seconds. The lightsource is placed at afocal plane of 42 metres (138 ft) above sea level. Afog signal consisting of a single blast may be sounded every 30 seconds if needed.
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