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| Location | Wadham Islands Newfoundland and Labrador Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°35′36.3″N 53°45′46.7″W / 49.593417°N 53.762972°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1858 (first) |
| Construction | brick and limestone encased in concrete tower (first) steel skeletal tower (current) |
| Automated | 1990s |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) (first) 6 metres (20 ft) (current) |
| Shape | octagonal tower lantern removed (first) square tower |
| Markings | unpainted tower (first) |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard [1] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1990s (current) |
| Deactivated | 1990s (first) |
| Focal height | 30.5 metres (100 ft) |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 3s. |
The Offer Wadham Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, was lit for the first time on October 4, 1858. It was built after many petitions were sent to the government arguing for a light on the island to help guide mariners. This arose especially after the "Spring of the Wadhams" in 1852, when more than 40 sealing vessels were crushed and abandoned in the ice near Offer Wadham Island and several crew members escaped by climbing over cliffs to find shelter.[2]
