Cape St. Mary's

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Cape St. Mary's light
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Cape St. Mary's Lighthouse
Cape St. Mary's
LocationCape St. Mary's
Avalon Peninsula
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates 46°49′23.0″N54°11′45.9″W / 46.823056°N 54.196083°W / 46.823056; -54.196083
Tower
Constructed1860
Foundationconcrete base
Constructioncast iron encased in concrete tower
Height11.5 metres (38 ft)
Shapeoctagonal truncated tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, grey metallic lantern
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorCape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve [1] [2]
Heritageheritage lighthouse, recognized federal heritage building of Canada  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Fog signal 1 blast every 30s.
Light
Focal height119 metres (390 ft)
Range21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.

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.

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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.

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southeastern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  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.

46°49′20.35″N54°11′39.67″W / 46.8223194°N 54.1943528°W / 46.8223194; -54.1943528