Canada's Natural Beauty
Splendeurs naturelles du Canada
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse was first visited by Europeans in 1497, and the surrounding lands were claimed by John Cabot for King Henry VII of England five years after Columbus discovered the West Indies.
Le phare du Cap Bonavista. Ce lieu fut visite en premier par les Europeens in 1497. Cinq ans plus tard, Jean Cabot prenait possession des regions environnantes au nom du roi Henri VII d'Angleterre. Chrisophe Colomb a decouvert les Antilles.
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The lighthouse on Cape Bonavista was built in 1843 using the lamps and reflectors from the Bell Rock Lighthouse in Scotland. The lighthouse was replaced by a steel tower in 1966 and the original lighthouse has been turned into a museum.
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