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Album name: | Jacob Bax / North and West coasts of France |
Rating (1 votes): | (Show details) |
Current status (active, not active, museum etc): | Active |
Construction details (year of built, shape etc): | 1937 (Gustave Umbdenstock) |
Height of the tower, m: | 36 m (118 ft) | Focal plane elevation above sea level, m: | focal plane 35 m (115 ft) |
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc): | two green flashes every 6 s, flash 1s, eclipse 1s |
Range, nm: | 10 |
Any other comments: | in the 1990s, the government announced plans to replace it with a skeletal tower. A friends group was organized to fight this plan and in 1996 the lighthouse was instead recognized as a historical monument and restored. |
Coordinates (in any format): | N51 3 37.51 E2 20 57.24 |
Displayed: | 37 times |
Date added: | Sep 28, 2020 |
DateTime Original: | 2019:06:08 14:24:33 |
IPTC Copyright: | Copyright: 2016 |
IPTC Keywords: | Hauts-de-France Frankrijk FRA Dunkerque |
Keywords: | Hauts-de-France / Dunkerque / France / English channel |
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