Petit Minou Lighthouse
The Petit Minou Lighthouse (Phare du Petit Minou) is a lighthouse in the roadstead of Brest, standing in front of the Fort du Petit Minou, in the commune of Plouzané. By aligning it with the Phare du Portzic, it shows the safe route to follow for ships to enter the roadstead.[1] It also has a red signal that indicates a dangerous sector around the plateau of les Fillettes (literally "the girls"), one of the submerged rocks in the Goulet de Brest — sailors remember this by using the mnemonic "Le Minou rougit quand il couvre les Fillettes" (the Minou blushes when he covers the girls").
 The lighthouse in July 2004 | |
  Location of the lighthouse  Petit Minou Lighthouse (Brittany)  Petit Minou Lighthouse (France) | |
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| Location | Goulet de Brest, Finistère, France |
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| Coordinates | 48.336667°N 4.614167°W |
| Year first constructed | 1848 |
| Automated | 1989 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower the seaward side, red lantern |
| Tower height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Focal height | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Range | 19 nmi (35 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W R 6s. |
| Admiralty number | D0790 |
| NGA number | 0152 |
| ARLHS number | FRA-032 |
| France number | FR-0652 |
| Heritage | bien recensé dans l'inventaire général du patrimoine culturel  |
References
- Rowlett, Russ (30 March 2014). "Lighthouses of Brittany: Southern Finistère". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
External links
- Phare du Petit Minou Ministère de la Culture (in French)
- Petit Minou Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
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