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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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Spear Lighthouse (new).

Lighthouse
Photo: KristaKals, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 . It is the oldest city in North America outside of the Caribbean and is on the Avalon Peninsula in the southeast corner of the island of Newfoundland.

Town
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is a town of approximately 950 people located on the eastern shore of the in the province of , Canada.

Quarter
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The neighbourhood of in is located in the east end of the city, directly north of the . The neighbourhood extends from the north side of northward to Newfoundland Drive, and is largely made up of apartment blocks.

Cape Spear

Latitude
47.52364° or 47° 31′ 25″ north
Longitude
-52.61993° or 52° 37′ 12″ west
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
88V9G9FJ+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9364855168
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5916265
Wiki­data ID
Q621794
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Spear from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

Explore places such as Blackhead and North Head.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Heritage Shop and Cape Spear.

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