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Phare du Creach

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Construction
  
stone tower

Original lens
  
1st order Fresnel lens

Opened
  
1863

Focal height
  
70 metres (230 ft)

Height
  
55 m

Year first constructed
  
1863

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Location
  
Ushant, France (offshore)

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from 2-story keeper's house

Markings / pattern
  
white and black horizontal bands

Similar
  
Phare de Nividic, Phare du Stiff, La Jument, Ar Men, Saint‑Mathieu lighthouse


Phare du Créac'h or Kreac'h lighthouse or Créac'h lighthouse (Breton: Tour-tan ar C'hreac'h [tur.ˈtãːn ar xrɛːx]) is a lighthouse in Ushant, France. It is one of the most powerful in the world. It stands close to La Jument lighthouse and the Nividic lighthouse.

Map of Cr%C3%A9ac'h, 29242 Ouessant, France

References

Phare du Creach Wikipedia


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