Île-Verte Lighthouse

Île-Verte Lighthouse
Phare de l'Île-Verte
Île-Verte Lighthouse
LocationNotre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
Quebec
Canada
Coordinates48°03′04″N 69°25′27″W / 48.05111°N 69.42417°W / 48.05111; -69.42417
Tower
Constructed1809
Constructionstone tower
Height17 metres (56 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern and trim
Heritagenational Historic Sites of Canada, heritage lighthouse, classified heritage immovable, part of a Quebec heritage property 
Light
Focal height16.5 metres (54 ft)
Range19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Canada no.1761
Official nameÎle-Verte Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1974

Île-Verte Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Île Verte in Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Quebec, Canada. Completed in 1809, it is the oldest lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River and the third oldest in Canada. The Lighttower, which is 17 metres (56 ft) in height.