- Cape St. John
Cape St. John is a headland located on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador .Cape St. John forms the northeastern point of the
Baie Verte Peninsula and has a high prominent peak with steep cliffs rising to an elevation of 74m that are reddish in colour. The nearest community to Cape St. John is La Scie.The
Treaty of Versailles (1793) ended the French fishing rights betweenCape Bonavista andPointe Riche and a new one was drawn up that included the coastal areas from Cape St. John toCape Ray . In 1894, the coast between these two capes was divided into eight districts with afishery warden appointed to each district. In 1904 with the signing of theAnglo-French Convention the land and territorial waters of theFrench Shore was ceded back to the government of Newfoundland.In 1867 the "
Queen of Swansea " ran ashore onGull Island and in 1884 the Newfoundland government built the Gull Island-Cape St. Johnlighthouse on the highest point of land on Gull Island.External links
* [http://www.lighthousedigest.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=1488 Lighhouse information]
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