Cape St. Mary's
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 Lighthouse | |
  Location of Cape St. Mary's in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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| Location | Cape St. Mary's Avalon Peninsula Newfoundland Canada |
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| Coordinates | 46°49′23.0″N 54°11′45.9″W |
| 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] |
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.
References
- Southeastern Newfoundland The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 February 2017
- 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.
External links
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
- Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's (lyrics)
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