Cape Spear

Cape Spear projects into the Atlantic from Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, near the entrance to St John's harbour. Portuguese navigators called it Cabo da Esperança, the Cape of Hope; the French name Cap d'Espoir later gave rise to its English name. The exposed headland was chosen for a lighthouse to guide vessels approaching the harbour. Lit in September 1836, its first lamp had previously served at Inchkeith on the coast of Scotland.

The later city of St. John's lies here.