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Pointe des Corbeaux Lighthouse
Lighthouse in Vendée, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pointe des Corbeaux Lighthouse is a French lighthouse, located on the eponymous point on the Île d'Yeu. Located at the extreme southeastern end of the island,[2] it was constructed in 1950 to replace an earlier tower destroyed during World War II.[3] Along with the Île d'Yeu lighthouse, it is one of two lighthouses on the island to have been designed by Maurice Durand; construction of both was completed in the same year.[4]
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Location | Île d'Yeu Vendée France |
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Coordinates | 46°41′25″N 2°17′05″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1862 (first) |
Construction | concrete tower |
Automated | 1990 |
Height | 19.2 metres (63 ft) (current) 11.6 metres (38 ft) (first) |
Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, red lantern |
Heritage | monument historique inscrit ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1950 (current) |
Focal height | 25.9 metres (85 ft) (current) |
Range | 18.5 nautical miles (34.3 km; 21.3 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | Fl (3) R 15s. |
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