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Tallest lighthouse
Record
82.5 m
270.7 ft
- Record holder
- Île Vierge Lighthouse
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What to remember
Enez-Werc'h in Breton: Île Vierge is an islet in the commune of Plouguerneau, Finistère, opposite the village of Lilia. The lighthouse built there in 1902 stands 82.5 m tall, or 271 feet, and no lighthouse in the world tops it.
It is the tallest cut-stone lighthouse in the world and the tallest lighthouse in Europe. It has been listed as a historic monument since 23 May 2011.
The islet also serves as a geographic marker: the International Hydrographic Organization specifies Île Vierge as the south-western limit of the English Channel.
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- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Tallest structures by category” (revision used 1378771440). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: Carsten Steger, Photo licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
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