Créac'h Lighthouse
Le Créac'h - promontory in the breton - used to be one of the most powerful lighthouses in the world. It lies at the entrance between the open atlantic and the Channel and is 55 meters high (75 meters above sea-level). It is painted in alternating black and white hoops and signals to passing ships the proximitiy of the Channel. It first went into service in 1863, was electrified in 1888, fitted with a beam-light in 1901 and with xenon lamps in 1971.
Its assembly of four lenses on two different levels is quite unique and it emits 2 white flashes every ten seconds, while its beam carries 80 miles out to sea. The Créac'h watches over one of the most frequented sea routes in the atlantic. It is also equiped with a very powerful sea communications system and has a foghorn that carries 18 kilometers. The lighthouse is closed to the public.
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