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Name: Cherbourg Fort de Querqueville Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Digue de Querqueville

Also known as: Digue Chavagnac

Nearest Town or City:
Cherbourg, , France

Location: Manche département; near the end of a long breakwater in the western approaches to Cherbourg.

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Photo: Service des Phares et Balises

Tower Height: 23

Height of Focal Plane: 26

Characteristic and Range: Four green flashes every 15 seconds, visible for 4 miles.

Description of Tower: White column with a green top, on an equipment storage shed.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1835: White circular masonry tower, 52 feet tall (discontinued in 1901).

Date Established: 1821

Date Present Tower Built: 1910

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

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