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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]
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
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.
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 ...
Pages in category "Lighthouses in Brittany" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... Petit Minou Lighthouse; Pierres Noires Lighthouse ...
This is a list of lighthouses in Ireland. The Commissioners of Irish Lights are responsible for the majority of marine navigation aids around the island though a small number are maintained by local harbour authorities.
This is a list of lighthouses in Hawaii. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Fifteen lighthouses in Hawaii are associated with the U.S. Coast Guard. [ 3 ] Including minor lights, there are 43 lights in total.
The Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Canada, standing 34.1 metres (112 ft) tall. It is situated on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the top of a steep cliff. It is located at the mouth of the river, where it flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is open for tours in the summer season.