Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou
town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Rose Blanche–Harbour le Cou is a small Town on Newfoundland's southwest shore, about 45 km from Port aux Basques, at the end of Route 470.
Location
This community is located in a barren area on the east side of the small Rose Blanche Bay. In this bay there are 2 harbours that were mainly used to provide shelter for fishing vessels. Scenery includes the rugged granite coastline, and the white and rocky cliffs of "Diamond Cove". Its granite lighthouse was in operation from 1873 to the 1940s. After it was abandoned in the 1940s the building fell into ruins. The spiral stone staircase extends into the tower wall and kept the tower from collapsing while the remainder of the lighthouse fell to ruin. In 1999 the lighthouse was fully reconstructed and serves as a tourist attraction.
From Rose Blanche there is a passenger ferry that services the isolated community of La Poile 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the east.
History
The Rose Blanche harbour was first used by French migratory fishermen who came in the early 1700s to fish the nearby Rose Blanche Bank which had an abundance of cod.
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