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Cape Anguille

Cape Anguille Lighthouse
Location	Cape Anguile Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
Coordinates	47°54′03″N 59°24′40″W / 47.900703°N 59.411101°W / 47.900703; -59.411101
Year first constructed	1908 (first) 1960 (current)
Year first lit	1960 (current)
Construction	Concrete tower
Tower shape	Octagonal frustum with eight flying buttress tower with balcony and lantern. (first) Octagonal pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern. (current)
Markings / pattern	Octagonal, white, concrete tower Open, red balcony with steel railing Octagonal aluminum lantern Three vertically aligned windows Concrete hoods over the window and door openings One sole entry doorway
Height	17.7 metres (58 ft) (current) 32 metres (105 ft) (first)
Focal height	25 metres (82 ft)
Original lens	third-order Fresnel lens
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.
Fog signal	blast every 30s.
Admiralty number	H0218
CHS number	CCG 175
NGA number	2504
ARLHS number	CAN-651

Cape Anguille ( AN-gwil) is a headland and the westernmost point in Newfoundland, reaching into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is the southern edge of St. George's Bay. Its name is derived from the French word anguille, which means eel. Close to the cape is the community of Cape Anguille.

The new lighthouse was established in Cape Anguille in 1960, replacing a predecessor from 1908. The new lighthouse is octagonal pyramidal in shape, 17.7 metres (58 feet) tall, and made of concrete. The light is emitted at a focal plane of 35 metres (115 ft) above sea level, showing a characteristic of one white flash every five seconds.

Lighthouse keepers

• Alfred Patry 1908–1943
• J. Laurier Patry 1943–1983
• Henry Reid 1984–1991
• Leonard Patry 1991–present