Créac'h Lighthouse
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Location | Ushant, France (offshore) |
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Coordinates | 48°27′33″N 5°07′44″W / 48.459241°N 5.128983°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1863 |
Construction | stone tower |
Automated | 1988 |
Height | 54.85 metres (180.0 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from 2-story keeper's house |
Markings | white and black horizontal bands |
Power source | mains electricity |
Operator | Service des phares et balises |
Heritage | classified historical monument |
Light | |
First lit | 19 December 1863 |
Focal height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
Lens | 1st order Fresnel lens |
Light source | mains power |
Intensity | 500,000,000 candela |
Range | 37.5 nautical miles (69.5 km; 43.2 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
Phare du Créac'h or Kreac'h lighthouse or Créac'h lighthouse (Breton: Tour-tan ar C'hreac'h pronounced [tur.ˈtãːn ar xrɛːx]) is a lighthouse in Ushant, France. It is the most powerful in Europe and one of the most powerful in the world. It stands close to La Jument lighthouse and the Nividic lighthouse.
See also
Gallery
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Semaphore
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Kreac'h lighthouse
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: Northern Finistère". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
External links
- France Sees Its Heritage in Its Crumbling Lighthouses - New York Times
- Fiche « Le Créac'h » sur le site de la DDE du Finistère. (in French)
- Phare du Creach Ministère de la Culture (in French)
- Media related to Créac'h lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons