ST FRANCIS HARBOUR

52°33.5' N 55°43' W
Chart 4701 Ship Harbour Head to Camp Islands

Canadian Pilot: Labrador and Hudson Bay, ch II, p 149
Admiralty Pilot 50: Newfoundland and Labrador, 12.47
Cruising Guide to the Labrador B-65

Variation: 26°W (10' E) (1997)
Spring Range approximately 4 ft

General

St Francis Harbour lies close S of Cape St Francis and is a well-sheltered, landlocked harbour.

Approach

The approach is straightforward. Pass N of Pigeon Island and then keep to the N shore, until past the Chain Rocks. A new light beacon has been established on Cape St Francis. This was extinguished when we visited in 2005.

Anchorage

We anchored in Barnes Cove, in 5 fms.

All the cabins ashore were deserted in 2002, and in a poor state of repair.