Cape Race Lighthouse
 The second Cape Race Lighthouse from 1907 | |
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| Location | Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland and Labrador Canada |
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| Coordinates | 46°39′31″N 53°04′22″W / 46.658731°N 53.072853°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1856 (first) relocated in 1980 to Ottawa at Canada Science and Technology Museum |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 29 metres (95 ft)* |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern |
| Operator | Cape Race National Historic Site [1] |
| Heritage | national Historic Sites of Canada, recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse  |
| Fog signal | Horn (2) 60s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1907 (current) |
| Focal height | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Lens | Hyperradiant Fresnel lens by Chance Brothers |
| Range | 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 7.5s |
| Official name | Cape Race Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1975 |
Cape Race Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland.
History
In 1856, the first lighthouse was installed by the British Government's Trinity House. It was a cast iron tower with a coal oil lamp turned by clockwork. It was replaced in 1907 by a 29-metre (95 ft) tall concrete tower and a light with a massive hyperradiant Fresnel lens made by Chance Brothers in England. It had a massive optic emitting a one million candle power flash. Great landfall lights, like those at Cape Race provided the first sight of land for Atlantic or Pacific travellers.[2] The original lighthouse was then moved to Cape North; it now stands in front of the National Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. The light's characteristic is a single white flash every 7.5 seconds, additionally a foghorn may sound a signal of two blasts every 60 seconds.
The lighthouse was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1975.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southeastern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia Cape Race lighthouse
- ^ Cape Race Lighthouse. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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