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Name: Pointe du Coq Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Pointe du Coq feu antérieur

Also known as: Pointe du Coq Range Front Light

Nearest Town or City:
Bénodet, , France

Location: East side of entrance to Odet estuary, département du Finistère.


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Photo: Ronald Wöhrn

Managing Organization:
Bureau des Phares et Balises

Notes:
The original lighthouse here was destroyed during World War II in August 1944; the present tower is a replica of the first.

Tower Height: 44

Height of Focal Plane: 36

Characteristic and Range: Green light, occulting three times every 12 seconds (2+1 pattern); range 17 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White round tower with green vertical stripe; white lantern.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1848

Date Present Tower Built: 1947

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!


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