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'''Cape Anguille''' ({{IPAc-en|æ|n|ˈ|g|w|ɪ|l}} {{respell|an|GWIL}})<ref>{{Citation| author = The Canadian Press| author-link = The Canadian Press| title = The Canadian Press Stylebook| place = Toronto| publisher = [[The Canadian Press]]| edition = 18th| year = 2017}}</ref> is a [[headland]] and the westernmost point in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], reaching into the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_hl_eng.aspx?id=14974&i=72279|title=Cape Anguille Lighthouse|date=2015-11-29|website=Parks Canada|publisher=Directory of Federal Heritage Designations (Canada)|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> It is the southern edge of [[St. George's Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador)|St. George's Bay]]. Its name is derived from the French word ''anguille'', which means [[eel]]. Close to the cape is the community of [[Cape Anguille, Newfoundland and Labrador|Cape Anguille]].

The new lighthouse was established in Cape Anguille in 1960, replacing a predecessor from 1908. The new lighthouse is octagonal pyramidal in shape, 17.7 metres (58 feet) tall, and made of concrete.<ref name=":0" /> The light is emitted at a [[focal plane]] of {{convert|35|m}} above sea level, showing a [[light characteristic|characteristic]] of one white flash every five seconds.

==Lighthouse keepers==
* Alfred Patry 1908–1943<ref name=":1" />
* J. Laurier Patry 1943–1983<ref name=":1" />
* Henry Reid 1984–1991<ref name=":1" />
* Leonard Patry 1991–present<ref name=":1">[http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1257 Cape Anguille Lighthouse] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104311/http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1257 |date=March 4, 2016 }} Lighthouse Friends</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Labrador]]
* [[List of lighthouses in Canada]]
* [[Henri de Miffonis]]

==References==
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*{{cite rowlett|nflw|accessdate=July 24, 2008}}

==External links==
* [http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/rhs/cf_listing/220.html Cape Anguille Light Keeper's Residence]
* [http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/aids/home Aids to Navigation] ''Canadian Coast Guard''

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