Phare du Creach
The lighthouse as seen from the island of Ushant.
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 Créac'h Lighthouse
Location in Finistère
Créac'h Lighthouse
Créac'h Lighthouse (France)
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| Location | Ushant, France (offshore) |
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| Coordinates | 48°27′33″N 5°07′44″W / 48.459241°N 5.128983°W |
| Year first constructed | 1863 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from 2-story keeper's house |
| Markings / pattern | white and black horizontal bands |
| Height | 54.85 metres (180.0 ft) |
| Focal height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Original lens | 1st order Fresnel lens |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range | 37.5 nautical miles (69.5 km; 43.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
| Admiralty number | A1844 |
| NGA number | 113-0004 |
| ARLHS number | FRA-029 |
| Managing agent | Service des phares et balises |
| Heritage | monument historique classé 
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Phare du Créac'h or Kreac'h lighthouse or Créac'h lighthouse (Breton: Tour-tan ar C'hreac'h pronounced [tur.ˈtãːn ar xrɛːx]) is a lighthouse in Ushant, France. It is the most powerful in Europe and one of the most powerful in the world. It stands close to La Jument lighthouse and the Nividic lighthouse.
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Kreac'h lighthouse
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