Roches de Portsall
Roches de Portsall is in Brittany, France. Roches de Portsall is situated nearby to the locality Kerguenegan, as well as near Pointe de Penvir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amoco Cadiz and Île Carn.
Amoco Cadiz
Disaster remains
Photo: Mfield, Public domain.
Amoco Cadiz was an oil tanker owned by Amoco Transport Corp and transporting crude oil for Shell Oil. Operating under the Liberian flag, she ran aground on 16 March 1978 on Portsall Rocks, 2 km from the coast of Brittany, France.
Tumulus de l’île Carn
Archaeological site
Photo: Uuetenava, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tumulus de l’île Carn is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsall and Ploudalmézeau.
Portsall
Village
Photo: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portsall is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Roches de Portsall.
Ploudalmézeau
Village
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Ploudalmézeau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The village and port of Portsall is part of the commune. The Amoco Cadiz oil tanker ran aground off Portsall in 1978, causing a large crude oil spill. Ploudalmézeau is situated 6 km southeast of Roches de Portsall.
Porspoder
Village
Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porspoder is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Porspoder is situated 9 km southwest of Roches de Portsall.
Roches de Portsall
Latitude
48.58333° or 48° 35′ northLongitude
-4.71667° or 4° 43′ westOpen location code
8CWQH7MM+88GeoNames ID
2985930
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Localities in the Area
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