Haut-fond Prince Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Haut-fond Prince Lighthouse
Also known as: Haut-fond Prince (Prince Shoal)
This cylindrical steel tower, standing 14 meters tall, was built in 1964 to mark the Haut-fond Prince shoal at the mouth of the Saguenay River. Its construction replaced a lightship that had served the area since 1905. The lighthouse's round tower rises from a one-story keeper's house, all supported by a caisson with a vase-like base. Painted with red and white horizontal bands, it emits a white flash every 2.5 seconds. The structure is situated at coordinates -69.614113,48.107708, approximately 4.2 kilometers from Tadoussac.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels around the Haut-fond Prince shoal at the entrance to the Saguenay River, ensuring safe passage into the estuary and its deep waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 2.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 2.5s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1964
Significant events: lightship station established 1905, current structure replaced lightship in 1964
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tadoussac(4.2 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-223
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: round cylindrical steel (?) tower rising from 1-story circular keeper's house, all mounted on a vase-shaped caisson
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Quebec
- Sea Region
- St. Lawrence at the mouth of the Saguenay, marking the Haut-fond Prince shoal at the entrance to the Rivière Saguenay off Tadoussac
- Latitude
- 48.1077°
- Longitude
- -69.6141°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Haut-fond Prince على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Canada، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.