Cape Ray
Cape Ray is a headland located at the southwestern extremity of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the site of the Cape Ray Lighthouse.
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Location | Cape Ray Newfoundland Canada |
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Coordinates | 47°37′16.1″N 59°18′14.2″W |
Year first constructed | 1871 (first) 1885 (second) |
Year first lit | 1959 (current) |
Deactivated | 1885 (first) 1959 (second) |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | wooden tower (first and second) concrete tower (current) |
Tower shape | hexagonal tower (first) octagonal tower with balcony and lantern (second and current) |
Markings / pattern | white tower with a narrow red horizontal band |
Tower height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
Focal height | 37 metres (121 ft) |
Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
Admiralty number | H0220 |
CHS number | CCG 173 |
NGA number | 2492 |
ARLHS number | CAN-645 |
Managing agent | South West Coast Development Association[1][2] |
It is located opposite Cape North on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Cape Ray the community takes its name from this historic landmark.
See also
References
- Central and Western Newfoundland The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 February 2017
- 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.
External links
- Cape Ray Lighthouse
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
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