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[[Image:RandomIsland.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''Random Island''' (in red), surrounded by [[Bonavista Peninsula]] and [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]].  [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], the provincial capital, is to the southeast.]]
[[Image:RandomIsland.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''Random Island''' (in red), surrounded by [[Bonavista Peninsula]] and [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]].  [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], the provincial capital, is to the southeast.]]


{{Infobox lighthouse
 
| qid = Q47377893
| location = Random Head<br />Random Island<br />[[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]]<br />[[Canada]]
| coordinates = {{coord|48|5|41.03|N|53|32|43.09|W}}
| yearbuilt = 1895
| foundation = concrete base
| construction =cast iron tower
| shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
| marking = red and white checkered pattern, red lantern
| height = {{convert|10|m|ft}}
| focalheight = {{convert|38|m|ft}}
| lens =
| range = {{convert|7|nmi}}
| characteristic = Fl W 3s.
| admiralty = H0514
| canada = 465
| NGA = 1704
| ARLHS = CAN-667
| managingagent = Canadian Coast Guard<ref>{{Cite rowlett|nfle|accessdate=2017-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite ngall|110|2016|}}</ref>
}}


'''Random Island'''  is located off [[Canada]]'s [[Atlantic]] coast.  Part of the Province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], it is located on the east coast of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] and partially surrounded by the Bonavista Peninsula on the north and within the confines of [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]].  The island is approximately {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, its width varies from {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} on the eastern end, to {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} in the middle, to {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}} on the western end, with a total area of around {{convert|310|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Description">{{cite web|url=http://www.k12.nf.ca/randomisland/description.html |title=Random Island |work=Random Island Academy |year=2002 |access-date=17 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227120303/http://www.k12.nf.ca/randomisland/description.html |archive-date=27 December 2004 }}</ref> According to the 2016 census, the population of the island is 1,232.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1007006&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Division%20No.%20%207,%20Subd.%20L&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&TABID=1&B1=All | title = Census Profile | publisher = Statistics Canada  | access-date = 2 April 2018}}</ref>
'''Random Island'''  is located off [[Canada]]'s [[Atlantic]] coast.  Part of the Province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], it is located on the east coast of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] and partially surrounded by the Bonavista Peninsula on the north and within the confines of [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]].  The island is approximately {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, its width varies from {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} on the eastern end, to {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} in the middle, to {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}} on the western end, with a total area of around {{convert|310|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Description">{{cite web|url=http://www.k12.nf.ca/randomisland/description.html |title=Random Island |work=Random Island Academy |year=2002 |access-date=17 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227120303/http://www.k12.nf.ca/randomisland/description.html |archive-date=27 December 2004 }}</ref> According to the 2016 census, the population of the island is 1,232.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1007006&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Division%20No.%20%207,%20Subd.%20L&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&TABID=1&B1=All | title = Census Profile | publisher = Statistics Canada  | access-date = 2 April 2018}}</ref>
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