Westport, Newfoundland and Labrador

Westport is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 195 in 2016, down from 220 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Westport
Town
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	195
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)	709
Highways	Route 411

Westport Cove Lighthouse

Newfoundland and Labrador
Location	Westport Newfoundland Canada
Coordinates	49°47′10.85″N 56°38′45.25″W
Year first constructed	1906
Construction	wooden tower
Tower shape	octagonal frustum tower with lantern
Markings / pattern	white tower and lantern
Tower height	3 metres (9.8 ft)
Focal height	10 metres (33 ft)
Original lens	sixth-order dioptric lens
Light source	solar power
Range	7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Admiralty number	H0704
CHS number	CCG 260
NGA number	1140
ARLHS number	CAN-702
Managing agent	Canadian Coast Guard[2][3]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Canada
• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

References

1. Canada 2016 Census: Community Profile, Statistics Canada. Accessed February 6, 2018
2. Central and Western Newfoundland The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 February 2017
3. 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.

External links

• The Westport of Westports
• Westport - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol.5, p.540-541.
• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard