Conche, Newfoundland and Labrador
Conche (/kɒntʃ/ KONCH) is a community on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Its population in 2021 was 149.
Conche | |
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Conche Location of Conche in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′N 55°54′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 149 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways | Route 434 |
| Website | Conche home page |
| Conche Lighthouse | |
| Constructed | 1914 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete |
| Construction | wooden tower (first) aluminium skeletal tower (current) |
| Height | 4 metres (13 ft) (first) 6.7 metres (22 ft) |
| Shape | square frustum tower with balcony (first) quadrangular tower with light (current) |
| Markings | white tower (first) skeletal tower with red and white daymark (current) |
| Power source | solar power |
| Operator | Village of Conche |
| First lit | 1992 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1992 (first) |
| Focal height | 6.7 metres (22 ft) |
| Range | 4 nmi (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl R 6s |
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