Pointe de l’Armorique
Pointe de l’Armorique is a cape in Finistère, Brittany. Pointe de l’Armorique is situated nearby to the hamlet Porzh Meur, as well as near Ti Floc’h.Places of Interest
Highlights include Île Ronde and French ironclad Furieux.
Île Ronde
Islet
Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
French ironclad Furieux
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Furieux was an ironclad coastal defense ship built for the French Navy in the late 1870s and 1880s. She was ordered under the fleet plan of 1872 that was intended to strengthen the French fleet after the Franco-Prussian War.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jean Bart Gate and Porte Caffarelli.
Pointe de l’Armorique
Latitude
48.32696° or 48° 19′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.45917° or 4° 27′ 33″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8CWQ8GGR+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1151645031OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
3036884
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In Other Languages
From Breton to French—“Pointe de l’Armorique” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Beg an Arvor”
- French: “Pointe de l’Armorique”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort de l’Armorique and Île Ronde.
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