Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Cape St. Francis
Cape
Biscayan Cove, as seen from Cape St. Francis
Biscayan Cove, as seen from Cape St. Francis
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Location47°48′34.18″N 52°47′09.12″W / 47.8094944°N 52.7858667°W / 47.8094944; -52.7858667
Part ofAvalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador
Offshore water bodiesBiscayan Cove (east), Big Cove North (west), Labrador Sea (north)
Topo mapNTS 1N15 Pouch Cove
Cape St. Francis Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
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.
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 the 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. The International Maritime Organization also designates Cape St. Francis as the southern extremity of the Labrador Sea.

See also

References

  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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