![]() The lighthouse as seen from the island of Ushant. | |
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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 |
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.[1] 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. It has been a listed monument since 2011.[2]
See also
[edit]Gallery
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Semaphore
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Kreac'h lighthouse
References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: Northern Finistère". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Phare du Créac'h, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links
[edit]Media related to Créac'h lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
- 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)