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Île Vierge

Île Vierge is a 6-hectare (15-acre) islet lying 1.5 kilometres off the north-west coast of Brittany, opposite the village of Lilia. It is in the commune of Plouguerneau, in the département of Finistère. It is the location of the tallest stone lighthouse in Europe, and the tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. The International Hydrographic Organization specifies Île Vierge as marking the south-western limit of the English Channel.

History
About 1450, the Conventual Franciscans established an abbey on the island. ==The lighthouses==
The lighthouses
The first lighthouse is a square tower high, constructed in 1842–45. It had a fixed white light visible for . The external face is a truncated cone; the interior face is cylindrical, lined with 12,500 opaline glass tiles made by Saint-Gobain. The island is open to the public from April to September, as is the lighthouse, by appointment. Both lighthouses have been a listed monument since 2011. ==See also==
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