Beg ar Galeti
Beg ar Galeti is a cape in Landunvez, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany.Places of Interest
Highlights include Amoco Cadiz and Château de Trémazan.
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.
Château de Trémazan
Castle
Photo: Caerbannog, Public domain.
The Château de Trémazan is a ruined castle in the commune of Landunvez in the Finistère département of France. It is located below the coastal road, hidden from the sea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ploudalmézeau and Porspoder.
Ploudalmézeau
Village
Photo: Toutoune25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Porspoder
Village
Photo: Larvor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porspoder is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Beg ar Galeti
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Landunvez, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.5595° or 48° 33′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.7159° or 4° 42′ 57″ westOpen location code
8CWQH75M+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5023127064OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Beg ar Galeti” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Beg ar Galeti”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Menhirs de Beg-ar-Galeti and Plage de Trémazan.
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