Cape St. Mary's Explained

Qid:Q28375875
Location:Cape St. Mary's
Avalon Peninsula
Newfoundland
Canada
Coordinates:46.8231°N -54.1961°W
Yearbuilt:1860
Foundation:concrete base
Construction:cast iron encased in concrete tower
Shape:octagonal truncated tower with balcony and lantern
Marking:white tower, grey metallic lantern
Height:11.5m (37.7feet)
Focalheight:119m (390feet)
Characteristic:Fl W 5s.
Fogsignal:1 blast every 30s.
Managingagent:Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve[1]

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.

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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46.8223°N -54.1944°W

Notes and References

  1. 2017-02-11.