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Coast stations for communication by wireless telegraphy with ships at sea, fiscal year 1916

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Coast stations for communication by wireless telegraphy with ships at sea, fiscal year 1916
  Situation Range
    nautical miles
East Coast    
Belle Isle, Nfld. Belle Isle Straits 250
Point Armour, Nfld. Belle Isle Straits 150
Point Riche, Nfld. Gulf of St. Lawrence 250
Harrington, Que. Gulf of St. Lawrence 150
Heath Point, Que. Gulf of St. Lawrence (Anticosti Island) 250
Cape Ray, Nfld. Cabot Straits 350
Cape Race, Nfld. North Atlantic 400
Grindstone Island, Que. Gulf of St. Lawrence (Magdalen Island) 200
Fame Point, Que. Gulf of St. Lawrence 250
Clark City, Que. Gulf of St. Lawrence 250
Father Point, Que. St. Lawrence River 250
Grosse Isle, Que. St. Lawrence River 100
Quebéc, Que. St. Lawrence River 150
Three Rivers, Que. St. Lawrence River 150
Montréal, Que. St. Lawrence River 200
Cape Sable, N.S. North Atlantic 250
Partridge Island, St. John, N.B. Entrance to St. John, N.B., Harbour 250
Cape Bear, P.E.I. Northumberland Strait 150
Pictou, N.S. Northumberland Strait 100
North Sydney, N.S. North Sydney, N.S. 100
Camperdown, N.S. Entrance to Halifax Harbour 250
Sable Island, N.S. North Atlantic 300
Halifax, N.S. Halifax Dockyard 100
Great Lakes    
Port Arthur, Ont. Port Arthur, Ont. 350
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 350
Tobermory, Ont. Entrance Georgian Bay, Ont. 350
Midland, Ont. Georgian Bay, Ont. 350
Point Edward, Ont. Lake Huron 350
Port Burwell, Ont. Lake Erie 350
Toronto, Ont. Toronto Island, Ont. 350
Kingston, Ont. Barriefield Common 350
West Coast    
Gonzales Hill, Victoria, B.C. Victoria, B.C. 250
Point Grey, Vancouver, B.C. Entrance Vancouver Harbour 150
Cape Lazo, B.C. Strait of Georgia, near Comox, B.C. 350
Pachena Point, B.C. West Coast Vancouver Island, B.C. 500
Estevan Point, B.C. West Coast Vancouver Island, B.C. 500
Triangle Island, B.C. South of Hecate Strait 450
Ikeda Head, B.C. South of Moresby Island, Q.C.I.1 250
Dead Tree Point, B.C. South of Graham Island, Q.C.I.1 200
Digby Island, Prince Rupert, B.C. Digby Island, Entrance Prince Rupert Harbour 250
Alert Bay, B.C. Cormorant Island, B.C. 350
Hudson Bay    
Port Nelson, Man. Hudson Bay 750
Le Pas, Man. For communication with Port Nelson only 750
Licensed commercial stations    
Glace Bay, N.S. Near Glace Bay, N.S. 3,000
Newcastle, N.B. N.B. 2,500
Louisburg, N.S. N.B. Reception only
Ocean Falls, B.C. Ocean Falls, B.C. 150
Powell River, B.C. Powell River, B.C. 30
Glengarry, Alta. Glengarry Sub., Calgary, Alta. 50
Section 11, Township 23 Section 11, Township 23 50
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17.