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Name: Pointe Bonaventure Light  

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Also known as: Pointe Souris Light

Also known as: Pointe Echouerie Light

Nearest Town or City:
Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Location: Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspé Peninsula.


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Photo: Michel Forand

Notes:
This light was established in 1902 at nearby Pointe Echouerie and moved to Pointe Bonaventure in 1907.

Tower Height: 34

Height of Focal Plane: 52

Characteristic and Range: Green flash every 5 seconds; range 12 miles (1995).

Description of Tower: White, square, pyramidal wooden tower with a red lantern.

This light is not operational

Date Established: 1907

Date Present Tower Built: 1902

Date Deactivated: c. 1998

Current Use: Unknown

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
The lighthouse is on private property. It can be seen from Highway 132 a few miles east of the town of Bonaventure. There is parking along the highway.


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