Phare du Cap Leucate
 Cap Leucate | |
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| Location | Cap Leucate, Leucate, Aude, France. |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′38.0″N 003°03′21.3″E / 42.910556°N 3.055917°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1951 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 19.4 metres (64 ft) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower with unpainted trim, red lantern |
| Heritage | listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 68.3 metres (224 ft) |
| Intensity | 180 W |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2)W 10s. |
| France no. | FR-1293[1] |
The Phare du Cap Leucate is a lighthouse situated on the Cap Leucate, located in the south-eastern part of the Corbières maritimes in the French Department Aude on the territory of the commune of Leucate. It was constructed in 1950 and illuminated in 1951. It is an automatic but guarded lighthouse; visits are not permitted.
See also
Sources and references
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: Languedoc-Roussillon". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- Phare du cap Leucate (Base Mérimée – patrimoine/ French lighthouse www database)
External links
- one more photo of the lighthouse Phare du Cap Leucate
- a serie of photos of the lighthouse Phare du Cap Leucate
- Phare du Cap Leucate Ministère de la Culture (in French)
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