Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle

Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is southwest of Anchor Point.

New Ferrolle Peninsula light
LocationReefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates51°01′21″N 57°05′44″W
Tower
Constructed1913 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionconcrete (foundation), concrete (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Height19 m (62 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapehexagonal prism tower with six ribs, balcony and lantern[1][2]
Markingswhite (tower), red (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard Edit this on Wikidata
Heritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signal4s. blast every 56s.
Light
Focal height27 m (89 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensthird order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Range20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicQ(4) W 7.5s Edit this on Wikidata

Geography

Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle is in Newfoundland within Subdivision C of Division No. 9.[3] The area consists of three unincorporated communities – Reefs Harbour, Shoal Cove and New Ferolle – on the New Ferolle Peninsula near Port au Choix.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle recorded a population of 100 living in 53 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of -56.5% from its 2011 population of 230. With a land area of 11.94 km2 (4.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.4/km2 (21.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

Reefs Harbour-Shoal Cove West-New Ferolle is a local service district (LSD)[5] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[6] The chair of the LSD committee is Gloria Tucker.[5]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southwestern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

51.0193°N 57.0392°W / 51.0193; -57.0392

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