Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador)

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Cape St. Francis Lighthouse
Cape St Francis Lighthouse Seal Point.jpg
LocationCape St. Francis, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates47°48′32″N 52°47′12″W / 47.808778°N 52.786694°W / 47.808778; -52.786694
Tower
Constructed1877 (first)
Constructionconcrete building
Height3 m (9.8 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapelantern atop a 1-storey fog signal building[1][2]
Markingswhite building with a broad vertical stripe
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signal1 blast every 30s.
Light
First lit1957 (current)
Focal height29 m (95 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 5s Edit this on Wikidata

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.

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southeastern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  2. ^ 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.

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Coordinates: 47°48′34.18″N 52°47′09.12″W / 47.8094944°N 52.7858667°W / 47.8094944; -52.7858667


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