Roches de Portsall

Roches de Portsall is in , . Roches de Portsall is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amoco Cadiz and Île Carn.

Disaster remains
Photo: Mfield, Public domain.
was an oil tanker owned by Amoco Transport Corp and transporting crude oil for Shell Oil. Operating under the flag, she ran aground on 16 March 1978 on Portsall Rocks, 2 km from the coast of Brittany, France.

Islet
Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet.

Archaeological site
Photo: Uuetenava, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsall and Ploudalmézeau.

Village
Photo: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Roches de Portsall.

Village
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is a commune in the department of in north-western . The village and port of Portsall is part of the commune. The oil tanker ran aground off Portsall in 1978, causing a large crude oil spill. is situated 6 km southeast of Roches de Portsall.

Village
Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department of in north-western . is situated 9 km southwest of Roches de Portsall.

Roches de Portsall

Latitude
48.58333° or 48° 35′ north
Longitude
-4.71667° or 4° 43′ west
Open location code
8CWQH7MM+88
Geo­Names ID
2985930
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