Cape Spear

Cape Spear is a headland located on the of near St. John's in the province of . At a longitude of 52°37' W, it is the easternmost point in Canada and North America excluding .
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  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of -1 metres (-3 feet)
  • Description: cape in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Spear Lighthouse (new).

Lighthouse
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. John’s and Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove.

Photo: Emmanuel Milou, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. John's is the capital of .

Town
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is a town of approximately…

Quarter
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Cape Spear

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Latitude
47.52364° or 47° 31′ 25″ north
Longitude
-52.61993° or 52° 37′ 12″ west
Open location code
88V9G9FJ+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9364855168
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5916265
Wiki­data ID
Q621794

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cape Spear” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيب سبير”
  • Catalan: “Cap Spear”
  • Catalan: “Cape Spear”
  • Cebuano: “Cape Spear”
  • Chinese: “斯必尔角”
  • Chinese: “斯皮爾角”
  • Dutch: “Cape Spear”
  • French: “cap d’Espoir”
  • French: “Cap d’Espoir”
  • French: “Cap Spear”
  • German: “Cape Spear”
  • German: “Kap Spear”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Σπήαρ”
  • Greek: “Καπ ντ‘ Εσπουάρ”
  • Hungarian: “Spear-fok”
  • Italian: “capo Spear”
  • Italian: “Capo Spear”
  • Japanese: “スピア岬”
  • Polish: “Cape Spear”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Spear”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo da Esperança”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Spear”
  • Portuguese: “Cape Spear”
  • Russian: “Кейп-Спир”
  • Slovenian: “Cape Spear”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Spear”
  • Swedish: “Cape Spear (udde i Kanada, Newfoundland och Labrador)”
  • Swedish: “Cape Spear”
  • Vietnamese: “Mũi Spear”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Heritage Shop and Cape Spear.

Newfoundland and Labrador: Highlights

Notable places include St. John’s and Gros Morne National Park.

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