Cape Tryon Light | |
Location: | Cape Tryon Prince Edward Island Canada |
Coordinates: | 46.534°N -63.5061°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1905 (first) |
Yearlit: | 1965 (current) |
Construction: | wooden tower (both) |
Shape: | square pyramidal tower (current) |
Marking: | white tower, red lantern |
Height: | 12.4m (40.7feet) |
Focalheight: | 33.4m (109.6feet) |
Characteristic: | L Fl W 4s. |
The Cape Tryon Light is a lighthouse on the western north coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada, located on Cousins Shore about 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the cape. The station was built in 1905 and it characterised as a white building with red trim; with the lantern painted red.[1] The original Cape Tryon lighthouse was deactivated in 1969. A second lighthouse was built on Cape Tryon itself, opened in 1969, and is still active. It is located a few kilometres north of the village of French River.