Caribou Lighthouse

Owned by the Government of Canada

CARIBOU I - Light Details

• Location: On Caribou Point, NE end of Gull Island
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1868
• Year Lit: 1868
• Structure Type: Square tower, white
• Light Characteristic: Revolving White (1883)
• Tower Height: 026ft feet high.
• Light Height: 035ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1883 - catatropic lens, revolving white (60s)
• 1916 - replaced by second tower

CARIBOU II - Light Details

• Location: On Caribou Point, NE end of Gull Island
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1916
• Year Lit: 1916
• Structure Type: Lantern, red, on roof of square wood dwelling, white
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1941)
• Tower Height: 038ft feet high.
• Light Height: 040ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1916 - replaced original tower of 1868
• 1922 - 1941 - catatropic long focus lens, group flashing white (24s)
• 1941 - 1955 - fog signal established - 1968 - in operation, fog signal
• 1968 - 1970 - replaced by present tower between these dates

CARIBOU III - Light Details

• Location: On Caribou Point, NE end of Gull Island
• Standing: This light is still standing.
• Operating: This light is operational
• Automated: All operating lights in Nova Scotia are automated.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1990
• Began: 196x
• Year Lit: 196x
• Structure Type: Square tower, white, on concrete building, red lantern
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1992)
• Light Height: 044ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1968 - 1970 - replaced second tower of 1916 between these dates
• 1973 - still staffed - 1986 - alteration of some form
• 1992 - 4th order dioptric lens, mercury vapour, electric lantern
• 1992 - flashing white (24s), fog signal