Cape Norman
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| Location | Cape Norman, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 51°37′42″N 55°54′21″W / 51.62825°N 55.905861°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1871 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 15 m (49 ft)  |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern |
| Operator | Canadian Coast Guard[1][2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1964 (current) |
| Focal height | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Lens | 3rd order fresnel lens |
| Range | 21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(3) W 30s |
Cape Norman is a barren, limestone headland located at the northernmost point of insular Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Cape Norman first appeared on French maps as Cape Dordois, in 1713, and then as Cape Normand in 1744. Eventually, the name became anglicised to Cape Norman.
Cape Norman Lighthouse
[edit]The Canadian government built a wooden, hexagonal lighthouse at Cape Norman during the summer construction seasons of 1870 and 1871, and the lighthouse was lit for the first time on 1 October 1871. A local man, Henry Locke, was hired as lightkeeper. In 1890, following a shipwreck at Belle Isle the previous summer, a steam-operated fog alarm was installed at the Cape Norman. John Warren Campbell, a steam engineer from Pictou, Nova Scotia, was hired as lightkeeper and fog alarm engineer, replacing Henry Locke, who was superannuated at that point. John Warren Campbell arrived at Cape Norman on board the SS Montreal in July 1890, beginning a family tenure which lasted until the station was automated in 1992;Alvin Campbell, great-grandson of John Warren Campbell. Alvin Campbell son Warren Campbell took over as lighthouse keeper in 2002 to Present day 2023 at Cape Norman.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 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
[edit]- Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
- Lighthouse information
- Lighthouse at Cape Norman
51°37′50″N 55°53′51″W / 51.63056°N 55.89750°W
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