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

Location	Dunkirk, France
Coordinates	51°02′56″N 2°21′52″E
Tower
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	monument historique classé
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.

See also

• List of lighthouses in France

References

External links

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• Dunkirk Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database

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