Pointe de Natashquan Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pointe de Natashquan Lighthouse
The Pointe de Natashquan Lighthouse, built in 1914, is a hexagonal concrete tower standing 9 meters tall. Its structure features buttressing at the corners, supporting a lantern and gallery. The focal height of the light is 13 meters, and it emits a green flash every 6 seconds. This light has a geographic range of 5 nautical miles. The lighthouse is located on Pointe de Natashquan, Quebec, near Anticosti Island, and its nearest port is Havre-Saint-Pierre, 40.1 kilometers away.
Why it matters: The lighthouse was important for coastal navigation in the Quebec region, particularly for vessels near the Natashquan area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 6s
- Focal Height
- 13m
- Light Range
- 5NM (9.3 km)
- Geographic Range
- 5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1914
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Havre-Saint-Pierre(40.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H1912
- NGA No.
- 3004
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-336
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- hexagonal
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: hexagonal concrete tower, buttressed at the corners, with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Anticosti Island
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Quebec
- Sea Region
- Pointe de Natashquan, Canada
- Latitude
- 49.7313°
- Longitude
- -62.9424°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Pointe de Natashquan على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Canada، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.