Channel Head Lighthouse

Channel Head Lighthouse
Channel Head Lighthouse in 2026
LocationChannel Head, Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates47°33′57.0″N 59°07′24.6″W / 47.565833°N 59.123500°W / 47.565833; -59.123500
Tower
Constructed
  • 1875 (first)
  • 1895 (current)
Construction
  • Wooden tower (first)
  • cast-iron tower (current)
Shape
  • Square tower (first)
  • Cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (current)
MarkingsWhite tower
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard
HeritageRecognized Federal Heritage Building
RaconC (- . - .), X and S bands
Light
Focal height29 m (95 ft)
Range17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.

Channel Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse at the entrance to the harbour of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. A light station was established at Channel Head in 1875. The present cast-iron tower was built in 1895, replacing the original wooden lighthouse. The tower was designated a Recognized Federal Heritage Building in 1988.

Work on the first lighthouse began in 1874, and the light entered service the following spring. The original lighthouse was a 9-metre (30 ft) square wooden tower showing a fixed red light. It was replaced in 1895 by a circular iron tower equipped with a fourth-order lens. A fog signal station was added in 1898, as Port aux Basques developed as the western terminus of the Newfoundland Railway and a ferry port. The current light flashes white every ten seconds from a focal height of 29 metres (95 ft) and has a nominal range of 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi). The station also carries a RACON transmitting Morse code C on X and S bands.

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References

  1. ↑ "Channel Head Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends.com. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Channel Head Lighttower". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Newfoundland and Labrador Coast: List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals (PDF) (Report). Canadian Coast Guard. 2026. Light no. 160. Retrieved 9 August 2026.