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'Green Island' is a rocky island in the mouth of Fortune Bay, off the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland. It is between the Newfoundland coast and the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. It can be found at roughly , about 10 kilometers from Langlade and St. Pierre.^[1]
The first lighthouse was built on Green Island in 1908. It was replaced in 1955, and this was replaced with the present structure in 1993. Its light flashes every 10 seconds and is visible for 16 nautical miles. The fog horn sounds every 60 seconds as well.
The sovereignty of this island (French or Canadian) has never been clearly established.

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1. http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/pierre_miquelon.html


★ Lighthouse website, complete with picture