Roadstead of Brest
The roadstead of Brest is a roadstead or bay located in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. The surface area is about 180 km².| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Harbor
- Description: roadstead or bay located in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France
- Also known as: “roadstead of Brest”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portzic Lighthouse and Fort de Portzic.
Portzic Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Portzic Lighthouse is situated on the north-eastern extremity of the Goulet de Brest and is the nearest lighthouse to the town of Brest. It is a 35 metres tall octagonal tower. Portzic Lighthouse is situated 3 km northwest of Roadstead of Brest.
Fort de Portzic
Fort
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The Fort de Portzic was built near the town of Brest by Vauban between 1693 and 1699 as part of the defences of the goulet de Brest. It faces the pointe des Espagnols and was improved and enlarged over time, since it formed the town's last and innermost defence. Fort de Portzic is situated 3½ km northwest of Roadstead of Brest.
Île Ronde
Islet
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The Île Ronde is a French islet 400 metres to the south west of Pointe de l’Armorique, in the roadstead of Brest, within the territory of the commune of Plougastel-Daoulas. Île Ronde is situated 3½ km southeast of Roadstead of Brest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porte Caffarelli and Jean Bart Gate.
Porte Caffarelli
Locality
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Porte Caffarelli is a locality, which is situated 4 km north of Roadstead of Brest.
Jean Bart Gate
Locality
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Jean Bart Gate is a locality, which is situated 4 km north of Roadstead of Brest.
Recouvrance
Suburb
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Recouvrance is the section of the city of Brest, France, on the right bank of the River Penfeld. The popular and historically-Breton quarter is in contrast to the largely-Francophone quarter of Brest-même or Brest-proper, on the left bank. Recouvrance is situated 4½ km north of Roadstead of Brest.
Roadstead of Brest
- Categories: roadstead and transportation
- Location: Brittany, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Roadstead of Brest” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bresteko arrada”
- Breton: “Lenn-vor Brest”
- Breton: “Morlenn Brest”
- Catalan: “rada de Brest”
- Chinese: “佈雷斯特灣”
- Chinese: “佈雷斯特錨地”
- Chinese: “布雷斯特泊地”
- Chinese: “布雷斯特湾”
- Chinese: “布雷斯特锚地”
- Chinese: “布雷斯特錨地”
- Dutch: “Rede van Brest”
- Esperanto: “Rodo de Brest”
- French: “rade de Brest”
- French: “Rade de Brest”
- German: “Bucht von Brest”
- German: “Rade de Brest”
- German: “Reede von Brest”
- Italian: “Rada di Brest”
- Japanese: “ブレスト停泊地”
- Slovenian: “Brestovska zajeda”
- Spanish: “Rada de Brest”
- Ukrainian: “Брестська гавань”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Quatre Pompes and La Maison-Blanche.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port Militaire and La Cormorandière.
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