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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Histoire Si on excepte la tour du Leughenaer, c'est au pied du grand phare de Dunkerque que l'on trouve le premier sémaphore (vers 1850), appelé alors : "station électro-sémaphorique". En 1939, les guetteurs s'installent dans un nouveau sémaphore situé à l'emplacement ...
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largousier - le phare de walde lumière du soleil
