Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador)
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Location | Cape St. Francis, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ![]() |
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Coordinates | 47°48′32″N 52°47′12″W / 47.808778°N 52.786694°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1877 (first) |
Construction | concrete building |
Height | 3 m (9.8 ft) ![]() |
Shape | lantern atop a 1-storey fog signal building[1][2] |
Markings | white building with a broad vertical stripe |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard ![]() |
Fog signal | 1 blast every 30s. |
Light | |
First lit | 1957 (current) |
Focal height | 29 m (95 ft) ![]() |
Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s ![]() |
The Headland of Cape St. Francis is outer extremity marking the boundary of Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southeastern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
External links[]
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
Coordinates: 47°48′34.18″N 52°47′09.12″W / 47.8094944°N 52.7858667°W
Categories:
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- Headlands of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Newfoundland and Labrador geography stubs