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Brittany / Finistere / Pointe du Raz former Lighthouse & former Navy Semaphore + Traffic Control
ARLHS FRA-786

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Brittany / Finistere / Pointe du Raz former Lighthouse & former Navy Semaphore + Traffic Control
The sempahore at Pte de Sein. There is a tricolour flying. Does this mean the station is manned? If so what on earth do they do all day?!
Keywords: France;Brittany;Bay of Biscay;Vessel Traffic Service

The sempahore at Pte de Sein. There is a tricolour flying. Does this mean the station is manned? If so what on earth do they do all day?!

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Album name:Hans de Graaf / North and West coasts of France
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):Traffic Service in operation, light inactive since 1887 (construction of la Vielle )
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):1839
Focal plane elevation above sea level, m:Mast. Elevation 98m
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc):Fixed point
Coordinates (in any format):48 02`1969 N / 4 43`5447 W
Displayed:233 times
Date added:Jun 16, 2014
DateTime Original:2010:08:07 07:52:28
IPTC Keywords:Country France Headland Lighthouses and Buoys Sailing
Keywords:France / Brittany / Bay of Biscay / Vessel Traffic Service
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mitko   [Jun 16, 2014 pm30 03:08 PM]
Looking at the radar at the top i would say this is vessel traffic service tower with 24/7 crew. But i can't find position of this place. Can you give coordinates?
Hans de Graaf   [Jun 16, 2014 pm30 06:16 PM]
Grahams text says Pointe de Sein. The correct name is Pointe du Raz.

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