Ballenas Island Light
The Ballenas Island Light is an operational lighthouse built in 1900 and moved to its current location in 1912, on West Ballenas Island, Canada. It is a white, octagonal concrete tower with a red lantern 27 metres in height.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Ballenas Island Lighthouse”, “Ballenas Islands”, and “Ballenas Islands Light”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanoose Bay.
Nanoose Bay
Village
Nanoose Bay is a community on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The location off BC Highway 19 is by road about 26 kilometres north of Nanaimo, and 16 kilometres south of Parksville. Nanoose Bay is situated 9 km south of Ballenas Island Light.
Ballenas Island Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.35058° or 49° 21′ 2″ northLongitude
-124.16026° or 124° 9′ 37″ westOpen location code
84XQ9R2Q+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1689457904OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
8986634Wikidata ID
Q4851585
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In Other Languages
“Ballenas Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Ballenas Island”
- French: “Phare de Ballenas Island”
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