Lighthouse # 016, Cap d'Espoir, Golfe du St-Laurent, Québec, CanadaHeight 46 ft. (14 m) Geographic position 4825'08. 0"N 6419'05. 2"W Elevation on earth 39 ft. (12 m) Cap dEspoir Lighthouse, is situated at the north east entrance to Chaleur Bay. Initially noted on English charts as "Cape Despair," it actually translates to "Cape of Hope." Tradition recounts a fleet's wreck in 1711, leading to the abandonment of an attack on Quebec. Parliament approved funds for the lighthouse in 1871, with construction starting in