Créac'h Lighthouse
Lighthouse in Finistère, France
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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.[citation needed] It stands close to La Jument Lighthouse and the Nividic Lighthouse. It has been a listed monument since 2011.[2]
Constructed1863
Constructionstone tower
The lighthouse as seen from the island of Ushant. | |
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| Location | Ushant, France (offshore) |
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| Coordinates | 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 |
| Range | 37.5 nautical miles (69.5 km; 43.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
