Cow Head (town)
Cow Head is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 478 in the Canada 2016 Census.[1]
Cow Head | |
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Town | |
Cow Head Location of Cow Head in Newfoundland | |
Coordinates: 49.9167°N 57.8°W | |
Country | |
Province | |
Area | |
• Land | 17.84 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 428 |
Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
Area code(s) | 709 |
Highways |
Cow Head Lighthouse in 2013 | |
Location | Cow Head Newfoundland Canada |
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Coordinates | 49°55′12.28″N 57°49′31.89″W |
Year first constructed | 1905 |
Automated | 1952 |
Deactivated | 1988 |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | cast iron tower |
Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern, red trim |
Tower height | 5.5 metres (18 ft) |
Focal height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | F W |
ARLHS number | CAN-680 |
Managing agent | Town of Cow Head[2][3][4] |
The Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum (c. 1941) in Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[5]
An interesting geologic feature found at Cow Head is a section of the former continental margin of Laurentia which dipped into the Iapetus ocean[6]
Arts and culture
Cow Head is the home to the Gros Morne Theatre Festival.[7]
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See also
- List of lighthouses in Canada
- List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
- "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 14, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- Central and Western Newfoundland The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 February 2017
- Cow Head Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 15 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.
- "Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- "Origins" Ron Redfern page 79 ISBN 0 304 35403 1
- "ArtsNL - Theatre Newfoundland Labrador". www.nlac.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
External links
- Cow Head – Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 1, p. 551-553.
- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
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