Dunkirk Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Nord, France

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Lighthouse

51°02′56″N 2°21′52″E / 51.048879°N 2.364473°E / 51.048879; 2.364473TowerConstructed1683 (first)Constructionbricks towerAutomated1985Height63 metres (207 ft)Shapecylinder tower with balcony and lantern centered on 1-story buildingMarkingswhite tower, black balcony, brown lanternHeritageclassified historical monument

LightFirst lit1838Focal height60 metres (200 ft)Lensfirst order Fresnel lens

Range26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi)

CharacteristicFl (2) W 10s.

Dunkirk Lighthouse (French: Phare de Dunkerque or Phare de Risban) is an automated first order (i.e. 60 km beam or further) port lighthouse, the highest of this type in France.^[1] It is sited near Dunkirk.^[2] Construction of the lighthouse was completed in 1843.^[3]

References

^ Ruler, J. (2011). Cross-Channel France: Nord-Pas de Calais – The Land Beyond the Ports. Bradt Guides. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-84162-327-6. Retrieved 18 May 2019. ... The lighthouse, at 55 m, is the highest building of its kind in France.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: North Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
^ Base Mérimée: Phare de Dunkerque, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)