Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle

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Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle
Location Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 51°01′21″N57°05′44″W / 51.02256°N 57.095684°W / 51.02256; -57.095684
Tower
Constructed1913  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructionconcrete (foundation), concrete (tower)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height19 m (62 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapehexagonal prism tower with six ribs, balcony and lantern [1] [2]
Markingswhite (tower), red (lantern)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Power sourcemains electricity  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Operator Canadian Coast Guard   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Fog signal 4s. blast every 56s.
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Focal height27 m (89 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Lensthird order Fresnel lens  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Q(4) W 7.5s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southwest of Anchor Point.

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Geography

Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle is in Newfoundland within Subdivision C of Division No. 9. [3] The area consists of three unincorporated communities – Reefs Harbour, Shoal Cove and New Ferolle – on the New Ferolle Peninsula near Port au Choix.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle recorded a population of 100 living in 53 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of

Government

Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle is a local service district (LSD) [5] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. [6] The chair of the LSD committee is Gloria Tucker. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  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.
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

Coordinates: 51°01′09″N57°02′21″W / 51.0193°N 57.0392°W / 51.0193; -57.0392

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