Les Onglous Lighthouse

The Les Onglous Lighthouse is the terminating point of the Canal du Midi where the canal enters the Étang de Thau.[2][3] The red and white lighthouse is at the tip of a short jetty projecting into the Étang de Thau. It is located on the east jetty at the canal entrance, about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south of Marseillan in the Hérault department. The Isthmus of Onglous is a narrow strip of land between the Étang and the Mediterranean.[4]

Les Onglous Lighthouse
Canal du Midi
Leaving the Canal du Midi and entering the Etang de Thau
Les Onglous Lighthouse
Canal du Midi
France
LocationMarseillan, Hérault, Hérault
France
Coordinates43°20′24.1″N 3°32′23.2″E
Year first constructed1902
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, red lantern and rail
Tower height11 metres (36 ft)
Focal height10 metres (33 ft)
CharacteristicOc (2) WR 6s.
Admiralty numberE0568
ARLHS numberFRA-376[1]
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See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: Languedoc-Roussillon". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. McKnight, H. (2013). Cruising French Waterways (in Dutch). Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 512. ISBN 978-1-4729-0323-5. Retrieved 18 May 2019. The Canal du Midi ends abruptly at Les Onglous Lighthouse, entry to the huge expanse of the Étang de Thau.
  3. Jefferson, David (2009). Through the French Canals. Adlard Colles Nautical. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-4081-0381-4.
  4. Hare, Augustus John Cuthbert (1890). South Western France.


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