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Dunkirk Lighthouse

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]

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Dunkirk Lighthouse
*Phare du Fort Risban*
Tower


Location	Dunkirk, France
Coordinates	51°02′56″N 2°21′52″E
Constructed	1683 (first)
Construction	bricks tower
Automated	1985
Height	63 metres (207 ft)
Shape	cylinder tower with balcony and lantern centered on 1-story building
Markings	white tower, black balcony, brown lantern
Heritage	classified historical monument

Light
First lit	1838
Focal height	60 metres (200 ft)
Lens	first order Fresnel lens
Range	26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 10s.

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[1]
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.
[2]
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: North Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
[3]
Base Mérimée: Phare de Dunkerque, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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