| Pointe du Sud-Ouest Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Port Menier Quebec Canada |
| Location: | About halfway along the south coast of Anticosti Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence. |
| Notes: | The original lighthouse here (it still stands but has been neglected and is in severe disrepair) was replaced in 1959 by a pyramidal metal tower with an automated light. That second tower was replaced in 1972 by a 50-foot square, skeleton tower, which is still active. |
| Tower Height: | 80 |
| Description Tower: | 1831: White conical stone tower with red horizontal bands. 1959: 80-foot square, pyramidal metal tower. |
| Operational: | No |
| Date Established: | 1831 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1831 |
| Current Use: | Abandoned. |
| Open To Public: | Grounds only. |
| Directions: | For information on travelling to Anticosti Island and its lighthouses, contact Sépaq Anticosti, 801 ch. St-Louis, Suite 125, Québec City, QC, G1S 1C1, Canada; phone: 800-463-0863 (toll free in Quebec), or 418-890-0863; web: www.sepaq.com. See also www.safarianticosti.com/en/accueil_en.html |
| Height Focal Plane: | 100 |
| National Register: | No |
| Keepers: | ? Hammond (1831-1840), Ed Pope (1840- 1857), Ed Pope, Jr. (1857-1895), Herbert Pope (1895-1899), Zéphirin Lemieux ( 1900- ?), Placide Duguay, Sauveur Duguay, Roger Poulin, Evariste Ferguson (1957-1958) |
| Alternate Name1: | Southwest Point Light |
| State: | Quebec |
| Country: | Canada |
| Date Deactivated: | 1959 |






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