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Cape St. Mary's Lighthouse

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Cape St. Mary's Lighthouse



Cape St. Mary's is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Cape St. Mary's


Location of Cape St. Mary's in Newfoundland and Labrador

Location Cape St. Mary's
Avalon Peninsula
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates 46°49′23.0″N 54°11′45.9″W / 46.823056°N 54.196083°W / 46.823056; -54.196083
Year first constructed 1860
Foundation concrete base
Construction cast iron encased in concrete tower
Tower shape octagonal frustum tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, grey metallic lantern
Tower height 11.5 metres (38 ft)
Focal height 119 metres (390 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Fog signal 1 blast every 30s.

Admiralty number
H0432

CHS number
CCG 14

NGA number
1952

ARLHS number
CAN-721
Managing agent Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve[1][2]

The headland of Cape St. Mary's is located at the southern tip of the south-western arm of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Cape St. Mary's is probably one of the most well known capes of the province, it has been written in song and history.
There is a well known folk song about the Cape called "Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's" by Otto P. Kelland.


The Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve is a wildlife reserve located east of the Cape. The Friends of Cape St. Mary's is a non-profit organisation of persons who are engaged in sharing the colourful and diverse elements of the ecological reserve.



See also



  • List of lighthouses in Canada

  • Cape St. Marys, Nova Scotia



References





  1. ^ Southeastern Newfoundland The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 February 2017


  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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links




  • Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard


  • Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's (lyrics)




Coordinates: 46°49′20.35″N 54°11′39.67″W / 46.8223194°N 54.1943528°W / 46.8223194; -54.1943528







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