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1452:Peggys Point
1334:Offer Wadham
1324:Rose Blanche
1314:Lobster Cove
1309:Lark Harbour
1284:Green Island
1259:Fort Amherst
1244:Dawson Point
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1673:Seacow Head
1613:Cascumpeque
1598:Big Tignish
1555:Point Clark
1550:Point Abino
1540:Lion's Head
1515:Cove Island
1472:Seal Island
1412:Cape Forchu
1394:Nova Scotia
1384:Woody Point
1369:Random Head
1364:Pushthrough
1349:Point Riche
1344:Point Amour
1304:King's Cove
1264:Fortune Bay
1189:Cape Norman
1159:Bell Island
1126:Swallowtail
1106:Quaco Head
1046:Gannet Rock
1001:Cape Enrage
786:WikiProject
698:Territories
682:Quebec City
630:Nova Scotia
592:by location
553:Engineering
320:War of 1812
120:Constructed
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1757:Categories
1668:Point Prim
1653:North Cape
1608:Cape Tryon
1535:Kincardine
1457:Point Prim
1442:Louisbourg
1422:Fort Point
1319:Long Point
1289:Greenspond
1279:Grand Bank
1214:Cape Spear
1194:Cape North
1066:Long Point
996:Bouctouche
925:Race Rocks
875:Cape Scott
870:Cape Mudge
865:Cape Beale
855:Boat Bluff
394:References
188:Fog signal
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1721:Île-Verte
1447:Low Point
1407:Cape d'Or
1269:Fox Point
1204:Cape Race
1199:Cape Pine
1154:Bay Bulls
598:Provinces
308:Admiralty
296:Trepassey
266:cast iron
252:in 1851.
242:Cape Pine
58:Cape Pine
1239:Cow Head
1209:Cape Ray
1041:Gagetown
1016:Caraquet
950:Manitoba
750:Category
677:Montreal
645:Kingston
640:Hamilton
615:Manitoba
497:Archived
377:See also
277:fog horn
227:Fl W 5s.
168:Heritage
160:Operator
152:Markings
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1274:Garnish
1026:Cocagne
910:Langara
905:Fisgard
710:Nunavut
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527:Portals
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1234:Conche
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731:France
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