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Stiff lighthouse

lighthouse on Ushant, in Finistère, France
Place lighthouse Q1093147
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Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ouessant[1]
  • Country: France[2]
  • Made from material: stone[3]
  • Inception: 1699[4]
  • Service entry: 1700[5]
  • Significant event: electrification[6], automatization[7]
  • Light characteristic: Fl(2) R 20s[8]
  • Visitors per year: 1500[9]
  • Heritage designation: classified historical monument[10]
  • Different from: Stiff radar tower[11]
  • Elevation above sea level: 91.8 m[12]
  • Height: 32.40 m[13]
  • Focal height: 85 m[14]
  • Lighthouse range: 22 nautical mile[15]
  • Type of lens: first order Fresnel lens[16]

Related Entities

France Ouessant

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  2. [1] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . pharesdefrance.fr. Retrieved . pharesdefrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . pharesdefrance.fr. Retrieved . pharesdefrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . pharesdefrance.fr. Retrieved . pharesdefrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . pharesdefrance.fr. Retrieved . pharesdefrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . NGA List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . pharesdefrance.fr. Retrieved . pharesdefrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . pharesdefrance.fr. Retrieved . pharesdefrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . NGA List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . dirm.nord-atlantique-manche-ouest.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. dirm.nord-atlantique-manche-ouest.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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