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Coast stations for communication by wireless telegraphy with ships at sea, fiscal year 1916
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| 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 |
| 1. Queen Charlotte Islands. | ||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||
