Newfoundland and Labrador -- including both the Island of Newfoundland and the mainland territory of Labrador -- is the easternmost province of Canada. During the 17th century Newfoundland attracted both French and British fishermen, but France ceded its settlements to Britain in 1713. Long governed as a British colony, Newfoundland became a self-governing dominion under the British Crown in 1907 but gave up its dominion status in 1934, during the Great Depression. Newfoundland then joined Canada as the tenth province in 1949 following a referendum the previous year. The name of the province was changed from Newfoundland to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001. The north coast of the Island of Newfoundland faces the Labrador Sea and the east and south coasts face the open North Atlantic Ocean. The west coast faces the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The Cabot Strait separates Newfoundland from Nova Scotia to the southwest and the Strait of Belle Isle separates the Island of Newfoundland from Labrador on the northwest. This page includes lighthouses of the south coast and southwestern corner of the Island of Newfoundland. Other pages cover Northern Newfoundland and Southeastern Newfoundland. Having a rocky and much-indented coast, Newfoundland established a large number of light stations, many of which remain active today. Until quite recently nearly all the lighthouses remained in the care of the Canadian Coast Guard. Now preservation organizations are beginning to appear in many communities. Newfoundland is accessible by air and by Marine Atlantic car ferries from North Sydney, Nova Scotia. Ferry service is available year-round between North Sydney and Port aux Basques and in the summer between North Sydney and Argentia. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. CCG numbers are from the Newfoundland volume of the List of Lights, Buoys, and Fog Signals of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Admiralty numbers are from Volume H of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA numbers are from Publication 110.
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![]() Channel Head Light, Channel-Port-aux-Basques, May 2024 Google Maps drone view by Paul-Philippe Nadeau. |
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![]() Broad Cove Front Range Light, Fox Island River photo copyright Yve LeRoy |
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Adjoining pages: North: Northern Newfoundland | East: Southeastern Newfoundland | South: St. Pierre and Miquelon
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Posted December 2002. Checked and revised July 21, 2024. Lighthouses: 20. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.