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English: The Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse (French: Phare de Cap-des-Rosiers) is a lighthouse in Cap-des-Rosiers in Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.

The Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Canada, standing 34.1 metres (112 ft) tall; its stone tower faced with firebrick has walls over seven feet thick at the base, tapering to three feet at the top, with foundations extending to eight feet beneath the surface.

It is situated on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the top of a steep cliff. It is located at the mouth of the river, where it flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is open for tours in the summer season.

It was classified as a National Historic Site of Canada on June 11, 1973. It was listed as a Federal Heritage Building on March 31, 1994.
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Camera location48° 51′ 22″ N, 64° 12′ 05″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse & Foghorn Building

48°51'22.000"N, 64°12'5.000"W

29 August 2012

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