Les Onglous lighthouse
.jpg) Leaving the Canal du Midi and entering the Etang de Thau | |
  Les Onglous Lighthouse Canal du Midi France | |
| Location |
Marseillan, Hérault, Hérault France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°20′24.1″N 3°32′23.2″E / 43.340028°N 3.539778°E |
| Year first constructed | 1902 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, red lantern and rail |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Focal height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Characteristic | Oc (2) WR 6s. |
| Admiralty number | E0568 |
| ARLHS number | FRA-376[1] |
The Les Onglous lighthouse is the terminating point of the Canal du Midi where the canal enters the Étang de Thau. [2] [3] The red and white lighthouse is at the tip of a short jetty projecting into the Étang de Thau. It is located on the east jetty at the canal entrance, about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south of Marseillan in the Hérault department.
The Isthmus of Onglous is a narrow strip of land between the Étang and the Mediterranean.[4]
Gallery
Canal du Midi joins Etang de Thau at Les Onglous.
Canal building at Les Onglous.
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: Languedoc-Roussillon". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ McKnight, Hugh (2005). Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition. Sheridan House. p. 273. ISBN 978-1574092103.
- ↑ Jefferson, David (2009). Through the French Canals. Adlard Colles Nautical. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-4081-0381-4.
- ↑ Hare, Augustus John Cuthbert (1890). South Western France.
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Coordinates: 43°20′24.1″N 3°32′23.2″E / 43.340028°N 3.539778°E
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