Canal de Sète Entrance East Side Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Canal de Sète Entrance East Side Lighthouse
Also known as: Canal de Sète Entrance East Side (Pointe Courte)
This post lighthouse stands 7 meters tall and is constructed of concrete. It is painted white with green trim at the top. The structure includes a 1-story triangular equipment room at its base. The focal height of the light is 8 meters, and it emits a quick green flash. This light has a geographic range of 9.7 nautical miles. It marks the eastern side of the entrance to the Canal de Sète from the Étang de Thau lagoon.
Why it matters: The light is indispensable for vessels entering or exiting the Canal de Sète, providing a critical visual cue at a busy junction.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- Green
- Raw Code
- Q G
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- City
- Sète
- Country
- 🇫🇷France
- Region
- Occitania
- Sea Region
- Marks the east side of the entrance to the Canal de Sète from the Étang de Thau, located at the end of the Quai du Mistral in Sète, France. The Canal de Sète is a historic channel connecting the Étang de Thau to the sea.
- Latitude
- 43.4145°
- Longitude
- 3.6895°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sete(2.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- E0560
- NGA No.
- 6236
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- post
- Tower Color
- white with green trim at the top
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 7m post rising from a triangular 1-story concrete equipment room, painted white with green trim at the top.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Canal de Sète Entrance East Side على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب France، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.