Beg Lingoun
Beg Lingoun is a cape in Ploudalmézeau, Arrondissement de Brest, Brittany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Lingoun
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Ploudalmézeau, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.5691° or 48° 34′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.705° or 4° 42′ 18″ westOpen location code
8CWQH79V+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5044686181OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Beg Lingoun” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Beg Lingoun”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Téven Lingoun and Costis ar Voguer.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Enez Koun and Enez Goun.
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