Sept-Îles lighthouse
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The Sept-Îles lighthouse is an active lighthouse
in Perros-Guirec
, (Côtes-d'Armor
) France
, located on the Île aux moines, an island of the Sept-Îles archipelago
in the English Channel
. The island is accessible but the lighthouse is closed to the public.
The lighthouse was electrified in 1957 and automated in August 2007.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in Perros-Guirec
Perros-Guirec
Perros-Guirec is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Perros-Guirec are called perrosiens.-Tourism:...
, (Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to...
) France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, located on the Île aux moines, an island of the Sept-Îles archipelago
Jentilez
For the city in Quebec, see Sept-Îles, QuebecJentilez or Sept Îles is a small archipelago off the north coast of Brittany, in the Perros-Guirec commune of Côtes-d'Armor...
in the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
. The island is accessible but the lighthouse is closed to the public.
History
- 1st light: built in 1832-1835
- 2nd light: built in 1853-1854 close to the 1st light; Destroyed in 1944
- 3rd light: built in 1948-1952
The lighthouse was electrified in 1957 and automated in August 2007.