Cape Bonavista Light
Cape Bonavista Light has a focal height of 51 metres, a tower height of 11 metres and a range of 16 nautical miles. It was built in 1843.
- Focal height
- 51 metres
- Tower height
- 11 metres
- Range
- 16 nautical miles
- Built
- 1843
- First lit
- 1966
- Light characteristic
- Fl W 10s.
- Coordinates
- 48.70139, -53.08531
The Cape Bonavista Light is a lighthouse located on the Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. It was built between 1841 and 1843 to mark the entrances to Bonavista and Trinity bays and to aid mariners headed for Labrador. The lighthouse features a two-story wooden building constructed around a masonry tower surmounted by a lantern and stands at a height of 11 meters.
The lighthouse has a rich history, with its first lamps and reflectors coming from the Bell Rock Lighthouse in Scotland. Over the years, the apparatus was replaced by a catoptric system from the Isle of May in Scotland. The lighthouse operated until 1962, when it was replaced by an electric light on a nearby steel skeleton tower. In the 1970s, the lighthouse was restored for use as a museum by the provincial government.
Today, the Cape Bonavista Light is a provincial museum, containing an exhibition about life in a lighthouse during the 1870s. The building features furniture and artifacts representing the pre-1870 period, including the rare catoptrics lighting system, made up of Argand oil lamps and parabolic mirrors of polished silver. The lighthouse is now a popular tourist destination, offering a glimpse into the region's maritime history and the lives of lighthouse keepers and their families.
Light and tower
The tower is built of limestone tower (first)<br />steel skeletal tower (current). Its daymark is tower and lantern with vertical red and white stripes (first). The light has a focal height of 51 metres. The light has a range of 16 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl W 10s. It was first lit in 1966. It is managed by Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site. The NGA list of lights numbers it 1644. The Admiralty list of lights numbers it H0536.
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- Name
- Cape Bonavista
- Marking
- tower and lantern with vertical red and white stripes (first)
- Range Nm
- 16
- Fog Signal
- blast every 30s.
- Nga Number
- 1644
- Year Built
- 1843
- Description
- '''Cape Bonavista Light''' is a lighthouse located on Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland. The lighthouse, which operated from 1843 until 1962, is now a provincial museum, containing an exhibition about life in a lighthouse during the 1870s.
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on the roof of a two-story wooden keeper's house (first)<br />square pyramidal tower (current)
- Image Caption
- Cape Bonavista Lighthouse
- Location Text
- [[Bonavista Peninsula]]<br />[[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]]<br />[[Newfoundland and Labrador]]<br />[[Canada]]
- Focal Height M
- 51
- Managing Agent
- Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site
- Tower Height M
- 11
- Year First Lit
- 1966
- Admiralty Number
- H0536
- Year Deactivated
- 1966
- Light Characteristic
- Fl W 10s.
- Construction Material
- limestone tower (first)<br />steel skeletal tower (current)