Cape Norman Lighthouse
LocationCape Norman, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates51°37′42″N 55°54′21″W / 51.62825°N 55.905861°W / 51.62825; -55.905861
Tower
Constructed1871 (first)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Height15 m (49 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard[1][2]
Light
First lit1964 (current)
Focal height35 m (115 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lens3rd order fresnel lens
Range21 nmi (39 km; 24 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(3) W 30s Edit this on Wikidata

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

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

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  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.

51°37′50″N 55°53′51″W / 51.63056°N 55.89750°W / 51.63056; -55.89750


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