Cape Bauld

Cape Bauld is located in Newfoundland
Cape Bauld
Cape Bauld
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Location of Cape Bauld in Newfoundland

Cape Bauld is a headland located at the northernmost point of Quirpon Island, an island just northeast of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Cape Bauld, slightly north and east of Cape Norman, delineates the eastern end of the Strait of Belle Isle.

The English explorer John Cabot may have landed at Cape Bauld on June 24, 1497, though Cape Bonavista is also mentioned as a potential landing point.[citation needed] Cape Bauld is only some nine kilometers (5.6 miles) northeast of the verified Viking archeological site, the L'Anse aux Meadows coastal location, dating to five centuries earlier than Cabot's date of achievement.

Lighthouse

Cape Bauld Lighthouse
Map
LocationCape Bauld
Quirpon Island
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates51°36′24.4″N 55°25′38.4″W / 51.606778°N 55.427333°W / 51.606778; -55.427333
Tower
Constructed1884 (first)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionwooden tower (first)
concrete tower (current)
Height14.6 metres (48 ft)
Shapequadrangular tower (first)
octagonal truncated tower with balcony and lantern (current)
Markingswith tower, red lantern
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard[1][2]
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1962 (current)
Deactivated1962 (first)
Focal height54 metres (177 ft)
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 15s.

A lighthouse was constructed at the cape in 1884.[3] The current lighthouse is the second replacement structure, constructed 1960–1961.[4] The lightkeeper's residence is from 1920.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  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.
  3. ^ Cape Bauld, NF Lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved 6 February 2017
  4. ^ "Cape Bauld Light Tower". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Quirpon Island Lightkeeper's Residence". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

51°38′27″N 55°25′33″W / 51.64083°N 55.42583°W / 51.64083; -55.42583


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