Cape Anguille

Cape Anguille Lighthouse
Cape Anguille Lighthouse
Newfoundland
Location Cape Anguile
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
Coordinates 47°54′03″N 59°24′40″W / 47.900703°N 59.411101°W / 47.900703; -59.411101
Year first constructed 1908 (first)
1960 (current)
Year first lit 1960 (current)
Construction Concrete tower
Tower shape Octagonal frustum with eight flying buttress tower with balcony and lantern. (first)
Octagonal pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern. (current)
Markings / pattern Octagonal, white, concrete tower
Open, red balcony with steel railing
Octagonal aluminum lantern
Three vertically aligned windows
Concrete hoods over the window and door openings
One sole entry doorway
Height 17.7 metres (58 ft) (current)
32 metres (105 ft) (first)[1]
Focal height 25 metres (82 ft)
Original lens third-order Fresnel lens
Range 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Fog signal blast every 30s.
Admiralty number H0218
CHS number CCG 175
NGA number 2504
ARLHS number CAN-651
Managing agent Southwest Coast Development Association [2]

Cape Anguille is a headland and the westernmost point in Newfoundland, reaching into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.[3] It is the southern edge of St. George's Bay. Its name is derived from the nearby Cape Anguille community.

The new lighthouse was established in Cape Anguille in 1960, replacing a predecessor from 1908. The new lighthouse is octagonal pyramidal in shape, 17.7 metres (58 feet) tall, and made of concrete.[3] The light is emitted at a focal plane of 35 metres (115 ft) above sea level, showing a characteristic of one white flash every five seconds.

Lighthouse keepers

  • Alfred Patry 1908–1943[1]
  • J. Laurier Patry 1943–1983[1]
  • Henry Reid 1984–1991[1]
  • Leonard Patry 1991–present[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cape Anguille Lighthouse Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Lighthouse Friends
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Northwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Cape Anguille Lighthouse". Parks Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations (Canada). 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  • Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Northwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved July 24, 2008.


Coordinates: 47°53′51.57″N 59°24′45.84″W / 47.8976583°N 59.4127333°W / 47.8976583; -59.4127333



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