Phare du Cap Gris-Nez

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Phare du Cap Gris-Nez is a coastal lighthouse in northern France that serves as a key navigational aid overlooking the Strait of Dover between France and England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal lighthouse
lighthouse
associatedWith French coastal defense system
cross-Channel maritime traffic
automationStatus automated
constructionStartDate 1946
country France
destroyedPredecessorBy World War II bombing
faces English Channel NERFINISHED
North Sea NERFINISHED
focalHeight 72 meters
function navigational aid
hasBalcony yes
hasObservationPoint yes
height 28 meters
inaugurationDate 1957
lanternColor white
lightCharacteristic Fl(2) W 10s
lightRange 23 nautical miles
locatedIn Cap Gris-Nez NERFINISHED
Hauts-de-France
Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Parc naturel régional des Caps et Marais d’Opale NERFINISHED
locatedNear Audinghen NERFINISHED
Calais NERFINISHED
Wissant NERFINISHED
locatedOn English Channel
locatedOnHeadland Cap Gris-Nez headland NERFINISHED
managingAgent Service des phares et balises NERFINISHED
material concrete
nearbyWaterway Pas de Calais shipping lane NERFINISHED
operator French Navy NERFINISHED
overlooks Strait of Dover NERFINISHED
powerSource electric
purpose maritime navigation
region northern France
replaced earlier lighthouse at Cap Gris-Nez
strategicImportance controls shipping lane between North Sea and English Channel
tourism popular viewpoint over Strait of Dover
towerColor unpainted concrete
towerShape square tower
visibleFrom English coast in good conditions

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Cap Gris-Nez lighthouseName Phare du Cap Gris-Nez