Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle

New Ferrolle Peninsula light

Location	Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates	51°01′21″N57°05′44″W / 51.02256°N 57.095684°W / 51.02256; -57.095684
Tower
Constructed	1913
Construction	concrete (foundation), concrete (tower)
Height	19 m (62 ft)
Shape	hexagonal prism tower with six ribs, balcony and lantern [1] [2]
Markings	White (tower), red (lantern)
Power source	mains electricity
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse
Fog signal	4s. blast every 56s.
Light
Focal height	27 m (89 ft)
Lens	third order Fresnel lens
Range	20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi)
Characteristic	Q(4) W 7.5s

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.

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 -56.5% from its 2011 population of 230. With a land area of 11.94 km² (4.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.4/km² (21.7/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

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]

See also

• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of lighthouses in Canada
• List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador

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. "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
6. "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

External links

• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard

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