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Amphitrite Point Lighthouse
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LocationVancouver Island
British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates48°55′16.3″N 125°32′28.1″W / 48.921194°N 125.541139°W / 48.921194; -125.541139
Tower
Constructed1915
Constructionconcrete tower
Automated1988
Height6 metres (20 ft)
Shapetower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Fog signal(2) 20 s
Light
First litMarch 1915
Focal height15 metres (49 ft)
Range15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 12 s

Amphitrite Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, named after Amphitrite, the sea goddess and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology. It is also known for one of the sample pictures in Windows 7.[1][2]

  1. ^ Alphin, Tom (6 August 2015). "How my photo of a Lighthouse ended up in Windows 7". Tom Alphin. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Guided Help: Shuffle your desktop backgrounds in Windows 7". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

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