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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]
B. ^ In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused significant damage to the lighthouse. New Canal Light eventually collapsed the following year and was rebuilt/relit by 2012. C. ^ The jetty that the front light was on has since disappeared. The front light was either removed by human or by nature.
Articles about lighthouses in the U.S. state of Louisiana. For a manually maintained list, complete with yet-to-be-written articles, see Lighthouses in the United States . Subcategories
From Neist Point Lighthouse in Scotland to Tourlitis Lighthouse in Greece, here are beautiful lighthouses around the world.
Petit Minou Lighthouse: Atlantic Ocean: Finistère: Roadstead of Brest: 1848 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
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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.
Ship Shoal (known as Ship Island Shoal in early maps) is a bar running east–west in the open waters of the gulf. The Louisiana State Legislature petitioned the U.S. Congress for a light to be erected on this hazard in 1848, but instead of a fixed tower, a lightship was provided instead. [3]