Point Amour Lighthouse
Point Amour Lighthouse has a focal height of 46 metres, a tower height of 38.1 metres and a range of 18 nautical miles. It was built in 1854.
- Focal height
- 46 metres
- Tower height
- 38.1 metres
- Range
- 18 nautical miles
- Built
- 1854
- Automated
- 1960
- Light characteristic
- Fl W 20s.
- Coordinates
- 51.46049, -56.85835
The Point Amour Lighthouse is located on the shore of Forteau Bay in L'Anse Amour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The lighthouse was built between 1854 and 1858 and is the tallest in Atlantic Canada, reaching a height of 125 feet. Its cylindrical tower is made of limestone covered with brick and clapboard, and features a balcony and lantern.
The lighthouse was part of a series of four lighthouses built in the 1850s to facilitate safer passage for steamships between Europe and North America. The residential part of the lighthouse, completed in 1857, has been renovated and now serves as a museum. The site also features the remains of a Marconi Station.
The lighthouse is currently an automatic system, with a second-order Fresnel lens in use. Its light characteristic is a period of light of 20 seconds with an adjacent pause of 4 seconds, and a fog signal may be sounded from a separate building. The Point Amour Lighthouse is designated a Provincial Historic Site and is operated by the Labrador Straits Historical Development Corporation.
Light and tower
It has a cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern tower. The tower is built of limestone covered with brick and clapboard. Its daymark is white tower with a horizontal black band, red dome. The light has a focal height of 46 metres. The light has a range of 18 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl W 20s. It was automated in 1960. It is managed by Labrador Straits Historical Development Corporation. The NGA list of lights numbers it 1012. The Admiralty list of lights numbers it H0114.
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Details
- Name
- Point Amour Lighthouse
- Marking
- white tower with a horizontal black band, red dome
- Range Nm
- 18
- Fog Signal
- 1 blast every 30s.
- Nga Number
- 1012
- Year Built
- 1854
- Description
- The '''Point Amour Lighthouse''' is located on the shore of Forteau Bay, in Strait of Belle Isle, Labrador Peninsula, L'Anse Amour hamlet, in southern Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, province, Canada.
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
- Image Caption
- [[Forteau Bay]], [[Strait of Belle Isle]], Point Amour, Provincial Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Location Text
- [[L'Anse Amour]]<br />[[Newfoundland and Labrador]]<br />[[Canada]]
- Focal Height M
- 46
- Managing Agent
- Labrador Straits Historical Development Corporation
- Tower Height M
- 38.1
- Year Automated
- 1960
- Admiralty Number
- H0114
- Light Characteristic
- Fl W 20s.
- Construction Material
- limestone covered with brick and clapboard tower