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Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador)

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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Cape St. Francis Lighthouse
Map
LocationCape St. Francis
Avalon Peninsula
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates47°48′31.6″N 52°47′12.1″W / 47.808778°N 52.786694°W / 47.808778; -52.786694
Constructed1877 (first)
Constructionconcrete building
Height3.3 metres (11 ft)
building height
Shapelantern atop a 1-storey fog signal building
Markingswhite building with a broad vertical stripe
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard[1][2]
Fog signal1 blast every 30s.
Light
First lit1957 (current)
Focal height29 metres (95 ft)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Southeastern Newfoundland The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 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.

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