 The 1836 Cape Spear lighthouse Cape Spear, 47°31.48′N 52°37.12′W located on the Avalon Peninsula near St. John's, Newfoundland, is the easternmost point in Canada (52°37'W). Cape Spear is the first location in Canada to see the sun rise each day. There is currently a dispute as to whether Cape Spear is the most easterly point in North America. While some consider Cape Spear to hold this title, others consider Nordost Rundingen, Greenland to hold the title. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1182, 1583 KB)Cape Spear Newfoundland File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. ...
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The Portuguese named this location "Cabo da Esperança" which means "cape of hope", which became "Cap d'Espoir" in French and finally "Cape Spear".
History
There has been a lighthouse operating at Cape Spear since September 1836. The original Cape Spear lighthouse was the second lighthouse built in Newfoundland; the first was built in 1810 at Fort Amherst, at the entrance to St. John's Harbour. In 1832, the first legislative assembly for the colony created a lighthouse board. Cape Spear was chosen as the site for a new lighthouse because it was on the rocky eastern coast near the entrance to St John's harbour. The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ...
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1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Construction began in 1834. The first lighthouse was a square wooden building with a tower in the middle containing the light. A fog horn was added in 1878. The first light used at Cape Spear had already been used since 1815 at a lighthouse at Inchkeith on the east coast of Scotland. This light used seven Argand burners and curved reflectors. This was later replaced by a dioptric lens system; the light was first lit by oil, then acetylene and finally electricity in 1930. This page is about the navigational aid called foghorn, for the Ray Bradbury scence fiction novel, see The fog horn A navigation aid for mariners. ...
The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Inchkeith is an island in the Firth of Forth, to the east of Scotland. ...
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The chemical compound acetylene, also called ethyne, was discovered in 1836 by Edmund Davy, in England; its chemical formula is C2H2 and its structure is: Acetylene is a colorless and extremely flammable gas at standard temperature and pressure. ...
1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Because of its proximity to convoy routes during the Second World War, a gun battery was installed at Cape Spear to defend the entrance to St. John's harbour. Barracks and underground passages leading to the bunkers were also built for the use of troops stationed there. A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support. ...
Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
A new concrete building was built to house the light in 1955. The original lighthouse building and the light keepers's residence have since been restored. It is the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and the location has been designated a Canadian National Historic Site. The National Historic Sites of Canada component of Parks Canada is responsible for Canadas programme of historical commemoration, which recognizes nationally significant places, persons and events. ...
Cape Spear Newfoundland Photo by Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Dept. ...
Cape Spear Newfoundland Photo by Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Dept. ...
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