Toronto Harbour Light

Toronto Harbour Light
The Toronto Harbour Light
Toronto Harbour Light Ontario
Location	Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto
Coordinates	43°36′48.8″N 79°20′36.5″W / 43.613556°N 79.343472°W / 43.613556; -79.343472
Year first constructed	1974
Construction	steel tower
Tower shape	octagonal prism tower without lantern
Markings / pattern	white lower part, red uppuer part
Height	12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height	22 metres (72 ft)
Characteristic	Fl R 10s.
CHS number	CCG 509.2
ARLHS number	CAN-544
Managing agent	PortsToronto

The Toronto Harbour Light is an automated lighthouse at Vicki Keith Point on the Leslie Street Spit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Construction

The concrete structure was completed in 1974 by the then Toronto Harbour Commission. It is now operated by the Toronto Port Authority. The lighthouse is powered by a solar panel and directs shipping traffic along the Eastern Channel into Toronto Harbour.

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Lighthouses of Lake Ontario

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