Hant's Harbour Light
Hant's Harbour Light has a focal height of 20 metres and a range of 13 nautical miles. It was built in 1881.
- Focal height
- 20 metres
- Range
- 13 nautical miles
- Built
- 1881
- First lit
- 1957
- Coordinates
- 48.01528, -53.2625
The Hant's Harbour Light is a lighthouse located in Hant's Harbour on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. It was built in 1881 and has a focal height of 20m, with a range of 13 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated in a remote area of the Canadian coast.
Light and tower
It has an octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern<br />square drustum tower with balcony and lantern (current) tower. The tower is built of wooden tower (first and current). Its daymark is white tower, red lantern. The light has a focal height of 20 metres. The light has a range of 13 nautical miles. It carries an eighth-order Fresnel lens. It was first lit in 1957. It is managed by Canadian Coast Guard. The NGA list of lights numbers it 1728. The Admiralty list of lights numbers it H0504.
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Details
- Marking
- white tower, red lantern
- Range Nm
- 13
- Lens Type
- eighth-order Fresnel lens
- Foundation
- concrete base
- Nga Number
- 1728
- Year Built
- 1881
- Description
- Hant's Harbour early residents were mostly of the Church of England, during the eighteenth century they depended upon the services of clergy on the irregular visits of the missionaries for the Society of the Propagation of the Gospel, stationed at Trinity.
- Tower Shape
- octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern<br />square drustum tower with balcony and lantern (current)
- Location Text
- Hant's Harbour<br />[[Bay de Verde Peninsula]]<br />[[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]]<br />[[Canada]]
- Focal Height M
- 20
- Managing Agent
- Canadian Coast Guard
- Year First Lit
- 1957
- Admiralty Number
- H0504
- Construction Material
- wooden tower (first and current)