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Name: Cap d'Antifer Light   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Étretat, , France

Location: Seine-Maritime département, English Channel.


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Photo: Ronald Wöhrn

Managing Organization:
Bureau des Phares et Balises

Tower Height: 125

Height of Focal Plane: 420

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 20 seconds; range 29 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Octagonal concrete tower with 8 ribs, green lantern and gallery.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1894: 85-foot round masonry tower; destroyed in August 1944 during WWII.

Date Established: 1894

Date Present Tower Built: 1955

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!


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