Cape Anguille ( )
is a
headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...
and the westernmost point in
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
, reaching into the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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.
It is the southern edge of
St. George's Bay. Its name is derived from the French word ''anguille'', which means
eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
. Close to the cape is the community of
Cape Anguille.
The new lighthouse was established in Cape Anguille in 1960, replacing a predecessor from 1908. The new lighthouse is octagonal pyramidal in shape, 17.7 metres (58 feet) tall, and made of concrete.
The light is emitted at a
focal plane
In Gaussian optics, the cardinal points consist of three pairs of points located on the optical axis of a rotationally symmetric, focal, optical system. These are the '' focal points'', the principal points, and the nodal points. For ''ideal'' ...
of above sea level, showing a
characteristic of one white flash every five seconds.
Lighthouse keepers
* Alfred Patry 1908–1943
* J. Laurier Patry 1943–1983
* Henry Reid 1984–1991
* Leonard Patry 1991–present
[Cape Anguille Lighthouse](_blank)
Lighthouse Friends
See also
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List of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador
This is a list of lighthouses in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
References
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External links
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{{Lighthouses of Canada
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Lighthouses
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List of lighthouses in Canada
This is a list of lighthouses in Canada. These may naturally be divided into lighthouses on the Pacific coast, on the Arctic Ocean, in the Hudson Bay watershed, on the Labrador Sea and Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the St. Lawrence River watershed ( ...
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Henri de Miffonis
Henri de Miffonis (May 24, 1882 - 1955), born as Louis Fernand Henri de Miffonis, was a civil engineer. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France and died in Canada in 1955. Miffonis specialized in the construction of lighthouses. He studied in ...
References
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External links
Cape Anguille Light Keeper's ResidenceAids to Navigation''Canadian Coast Guard''
Headlands of Newfoundland and Labrador
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