Dunkirk Lighthouse (french: Phare de Dunkerque or ''Phare de Risban'') is an automated first order (i.e. 60 km beam or further) port
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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, the highest of this type in France.
It is sited near
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.[List of lighthouses in France
This is a list of lighthouses in France. It includes the French overseas territories.
Metropolitan France
French Overseas Departments and Territories
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Lighthouses completed in 1842
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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Lighthouses in France
Lighthouses of the English Channel
Monuments historiques of Nord (French department)
Tourist attractions in Nord (French department)
Transport in Hauts-de-France
1842 establishments in France
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