|
Race Rocks Light is one of first two lighthouses that were built on the west coast of Canada, financed by the British Government and illuminated in 1860. It is the only lighthouse on that coast built of rock, (granite) purportedly quarried in Scotland, and topped with sandstone quarried on Gabriola Island. The Islands of Race Rocks are located just off the southern tip of Vancouver Island, about 16 km southwest of Victoria, British Columbia. The lighthouse was built between 1859–1860 by the crew of HMS ''Topaze'' and outside labourers under a contract awarded to John Morris by the British Government.〔(First contact with Easter Island )〕 It was illuminated on 26 December 1860, six weeks after the smaller Fisgard Island lighthouse built at the entrance to Esquimalt Harbour near Victoria. In 2010, both lighthouses celebrated their sesquicentennial. See ( A complete history )of the Light Station and Ecological Reserve. It has a 24.4 m cylindrical tower with black and white bands, and flashes a white light every 10 seconds. Its ( foghorn ) sounds three blasts at one-minute intervals. The lighthouse has been automated since 1997 at which time Lester B. Pearson College took over the management of the station and the surrounding Race Rocks Marine Protected Area. Restoration of the interior and exterior of the historic light tower was carried out in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Race Rocks,Restoration of Lighthouse )〕 ==See also== * Race Rocks Tidal Power Demonstration Project 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Race Rocks Light」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|