Cap-aux-Meules Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cap-aux-Meules Lighthouse
Also known as: Cap-aux-Meules (Grindstone, Pointe Hérisse, Étang-du-Nord)
A round, 11.5-meter fiberglass tower, painted white with a red lantern, stands at Pointe Hérisse on Île du Cap aux Meules. Its light's focal height reaches 28 meters above sea level. The current structure, built in 1987, is a replacement for earlier lights that began service in 1874. Subsequent towers were erected in 1912 and 1967. The light emits a white flash every 6 seconds, visible for 14.9 nautical miles. Though deactivated in 2015, the site remains accessible to visitors.
Why it matters: This light provided navigation aid for ships approaching Île du Cap aux Meules, a primary island within the Magdalen archipelago, with its structural evolution demonstrating changes in navigation aids and construction.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 28m
- Geographic Range
- 14.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1987
- First Lit
- 1874
Significant events: The original lighthouse was replaced in 1912, In 1967 the historic lighthouse was replaced by a slender metal tower, which was replaced by the present fiberglass lighthouse in 1987, Inactive since 2015
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white, lantern red
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round fiberglass tower with lantern
Location
- City
- Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Quebec
- Sea Region
- At Pointe Hérisse, on the west side of Île du Cap aux Meules
- Latitude
- 47.3848°
- Longitude
- -61.9593°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Cap-aux-Meules(4.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H0912
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-961
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