Pointe du Grouin
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Pointe du Grouin Beg to Trein |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 42 '44 " N , 1 ° 50' 39" W | |
| Waters 1 | Gulf of Saint Malo | |
The Pointe Du Grouin ( Breton Beg an Trein ) is a headland on the Côte d'Émeraude in north-eastern Brittany. It is located about four kilometers north of the municipality of Cancale .
The cliffs are made of plutonite rocks , mainly granodiorite and trondhjemite . They drop steeply towards the water and are up to 50 meters high.
The cape is overgrown with heather and has been a nature reserve since 1961. In July 2007, 60 plant species were registered, including samphire , alante , knapweed and carnation . There are two islands next to the cape, including the Île des Landes, 1,100 meters long and 100 meters wide . Here are nesting areas of cormorants , shags , fire geese , oystercatchers and gulls different-like (especially silver and herring gulls ).
About 2800 meters from the cape on a small rocky reef stands the 28 meter high white lighthouse Pierre-de-Herpin , which annually steers 15,000 ships around the headland. Construction began in 1876, and on October 1, 1882, a lighthouse keeper took up his duties. Electrified in 1970, the lighthouse has been operated automatically since 1988. The transatlantic one-handed sailing regatta Route du Rhum starts every four years between the mainland and the lighthouse .
On the headland itself is the semaphore built in 1861 to monitor ship traffic, from which sea rescue operations are also conducted and which serves as a weather station . The cape is developed for tourism through two restaurants and a hotel. Art exhibitions are held in the semaphore. In addition, the remains of German bunker systems from the Second World War can be found on the Cape .
Web links
- More information and photos at www.cancale-cancavene.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Les Réserves Bretagne Vivante. Ile des Landes, Pointe du Grouin - Cancale. L'association Bretagne vivante, accessed September 4, 2013 (French).