Le phare de Calais est un phare d’atterrissage. C’est une aide à la navigation pour les navires qui entrent au port, et un repère pour ceux qui croisent dans le Détroit du Pas-de-Calais, le plus fréquenté du monde.
Calais is the most important port for cross-channel ferry traffic from England. It also provides extensive facilities for commercial shipping and is connected to the network of canals in the N part of France.During strong winds from WSW, through N, to ENE, a very heavy sea may be ...
A small port, lies 1 mile SE of the coast. It is used by fishing vessels, coasters, and pleasure craft. The harbor consists of Avant-port and Bassin Vauban, a wet basin. The entrance to Avant-port lies at the mouth of the Riviere Aa. The port is approached from Passe de l’Ouest. ...
Cap Gris-Nez (50°52'N., 1°35'E.), a precipitous headland, is 50m high and steep-to on its W side. A light is shown from a conspicuous tower, 31m high, standing on the cape. The CROSS surveillance station and a radar tower are situated close N of the light. Pointe du Riden, located ...
Port Ouest is protected by two angled jetties which form an entrance, 450m wide. It consists of Avant-port, 1 mile long, and Bassin de l’Atlantique, a large tidal basin. The entrance channel, leading SE into Avant-port from Passe de l’Ouest, is dredged to a depth of 20m. The ...
Le phare de Calais est un phare d’atterrissage. C’est une aide à la navigation pour les navires qui entrent au port, et un repère pour ceux qui croisent dans le Détroit du Pas-de-Calais, le plus fréquenté du monde.
