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La Jument ("the mare") is a lighthouse in Brittany, Northwestern France. [1] The lighthouse is built on a rock (that is also called La Jument) about 300 metres from the coast of the island of Ushant. It was listed as a historic monument in 2017. [2] It has been called Brittany's most famous lighthouse, largely because of photography by Jean ...
Jean Guichard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɡiʃaʁ]), born in Paris, on April 28, 1952, [1] is a French photographer known for his images of lighthouses. One series of seven pictures, titled La Jument, is world-famous; taken in 1989, it depicts the French lighthouse "La Jument" in a tempest. In the photograph, a wave is about to engulf the ...
Rogue waves (also known as freak waves or killer waves) are large and unpredictable surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships and isolated structures such as lighthouses. [1] They are distinct from tsunamis , which are long wavelength waves, often almost unnoticeable in deep waters and are caused by the displacement of water due to ...
It was the largest recorded ocean wave ever to strike the United States West Coast, and Harrington's report that that wave crested at the height of the lantern and that it buried the area between the lighthouse and the bluff in water which rose to the lighthouse's balcony suggests a possible wave height of 200 feet (61 m). [13]
The St. George Reef Light is a wave-washed lighthouse, one where the ocean hits from all sides. The location of the light on North West Seal Rock, part of the line of "Dragon Rocks" thus named by Sir Francis Drake, was selected after numerous accidents and the wreck of the overloaded Brother Jonathan on July 30, 1865. [4]
The wave Harrington described, likely a rogue wave, was the highest recorded ocean wave to have struck the United States West Coast. [8] According to Harrington, it washed completely over 93-foot-tall (28 m) Pilot Rock offshore, and broke over the top of the 175-foot-tall (53 m) bluff on which the lighthouse stood.
Smalls Lighthouse is a lighthouse that stands on the largest of a group of wave-washed basalt and dolerite rocks [3] [4] known as The Smalls approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Marloes Peninsula in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and 8 miles (13 km) west of Grassholm.
The wave came out of the lower part, and looked like the smallest part of the whole thing. The wave did not go up 1,800 feet, the water splashed there. [11] The wave made its way to his boat 2–3 minutes after he saw it and carried the Edrie down to the southern shore and then back near the center of the bay. Ulrich was able to control the ...