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This is a list of lighthouses in the United States. The United States has had approximately a thousand lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 150 past and present lights. Lighthouses that are in former U.S. territories are not listed here.
The Petit Minou Lighthouse (Phare du Petit Minou) is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic , it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead. [ 1 ]
Phare du Petit Minou. Le Minou is the site of a popular surfing beach and a lighthouse at the entrance to Brest harbor in France. It is part of the commune of Plouzané, on the north side of the Goulet de Brest. "Le Minou" means "pussy cat" in French. Le Minou is the site of the landfall of the first French transatlantic telegraph cable in 1869.
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Together with the Phare du Portzic, Petit Minou Lighthouse forms a range of lights into the roadstead. [7] Phare du Portzic: Atlantic Ocean: Finistère: Roadstead of Brest: 1848 Together with the Petit Minou Lighthouse, Portzic Lighthouse forms a range of lights into the roadstead.
The Portzic Lighthouse (French: phare du Portzic) is situated on the north-eastern extremity of the Goulet de Brest (Finistère, France) and is the nearest lighthouse to the town of Brest. It is a 35 metres (115 ft) tall octagonal tower. [1] [2] On the seaward side of the bottleneck entrance to the goulet, the lighthouse faces the Pointe des ...
Petit Jean #4 (3CH125) is a pictograph depicting a beaver. [8] Petit Jean #5 (3CN126) is a highly abstract pictograph where it is unclear exactly what it represents. [9] Petit Jean #6 (3CN127) has rayed pictographs that are stylistically similar to those found in the Pictograph Cave in Stone County, a connection that is not well understood. [10]