Cape Race (disambiguation)

Last updated March 18, 2019

Cape Race may refer to:

Cape Race, a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, Canada
- Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter, an antenna tower at Cape Race, Newfoundland, Canada
- Cape Race Lighthouse
The Cape Race, a five-piece rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom
MV Cape Race (T-AKR-9960), a US Navy ship

Cape Race is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Its name is thought to come from the original Portuguese name for this cape, "Raso", meaning flat or low-lying. The Cape appeared on early sixteenth century maps as Cabo Raso and its name may derive from a cape of the same name at the mouth of the Tagus River in Portugal. The cape was the location of the Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter until the system was decommissioned in 2010. It is also home to the Cape Race Lighthouse, notable for having received the distress call from Titanic.

The Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter is a LORAN-C transmitter at Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador, on Canada's eastern seaboard.

Cape Race Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland. 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. It is located on one of Canada's busiest shipping lanes. The lighthouse is also a tourist attraction.

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