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The French territory of St. Pierre and Miquelon consists of a small group of islands off the south coast of Newfoundland. Settled in 1604, the islands are the only remaining portion of France's former empire in North America. Despite its small size, the territory has at least six lighthouses, five active. The islands are accessible by air or by passenger ferry from Fortune, Newfoundland. Special thanks to André Lafargue for providing information on the history of these lighthouses, as well as excellent photos. The lighthouses of the islands are operated by the public works agency, the Direction de l'Équipement de St.-Pierre et Miquelon. The French word for a lighthouse, phare, is often reserved for the larger coastal lighthouses; a smaller light or harbor light is called a feu (literally "fire," but here meaning "light"). Notmar numbers are from the Newfoundland volume of the List of Lights, Buoys, and Fog Signals of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. 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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![]() Phare de Cap Blanc, Miquelon, 2004 photo copyright André Lafargue; used by permission |
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Posted November 26, 2002. Checked and revised July 14, 2008. Lighthouses: 6. Site copyright 2008 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.