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Name: Saint Malo Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Mole des Noires Light

Also known as: Mole des Noirs Light

Nearest Town or City:
Saint-Malo, , France

Location: Ille-et-Vilaine département; at the end of the Mole des Noires, a long curved jetty in Saint-Malo harbor.


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Photo: Ronald Wöhrn
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Managing Organization:
Bureau des Phares et Balises

Tower Height: 33

Height of Focal Plane: 36

Characteristic and Range: Red flash every 5 seconds; range 13 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White concrete tower with a red lantern.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1838: White round tower, 31 feet tall, focal plane height of 33 feet.

Date Established: 1838

Date Present Tower Built: 1959

Fog Signal: Horn, 2 blasts every 20 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!


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