Phare du Créac'h
| Créac'h lighthouse | ||
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| Place: |
 France , Ouessant
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| Location: | Northwest coast of the island at the Pointe de Créac'h | |
| Geographical location: | 48 ° 27 '33.1 " N , 5 ° 7' 44.5" W | |
| Height of tower base: | 15.15 m | |
| Fire carrier height : | 54.85 m | |
| Fire height : | 70 m | |
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| Identifier : | Fl (2) W.10s | |
| Scope knows: | 32 nm (59.3 km ) | |
| Operating mode: | 4 lamps with a total of 2000 watts | |
| Function: | Orientation fire | |
| Operating time: | since December 19, 1863 | |
| International ordinal number: | FRA029 | |
The Phare du Créac'h ( Breton Tour-tan ar C'hreac'h ) is a lighthouse built in 1863 on the Breton island of Ouessant in France . It was electrified in 1888 and has been the brightest lighthouse in Europe ever since . With a range of 32 nautical miles (almost 60 km), it is one of the strongest in the world.
The tower was inhabited until it was fully automated and is 54.85 m high. It shows two white flashes every ten seconds, each generated by four lamps with 2000 watts each. The optical apparatus rotates once every 40 seconds. At the foot of the tower there is a sea mark museum in the former living and working rooms. The tower itself cannot be visited.
Since 23 May 2011, the lighthouse stands as a monument historique under monument protection .
The start-finish line of the Trophée Jules Verne , a prize for the fastest circumnavigation of the world, runs between the Phare du Créac'h and the Cornish Lizard Lighthouse .
supporting documents
- ↑ Entry no. PA29000048 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry No. IA29000451 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Sailing: Spindrift and Idec are fighting for the Jules Verne Trophy. In: faz.net. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
See also
- List of lighthouses in France
- Map with lighthouses in Finistere (on French Wikipedia)
