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    The Goulet de Brest (French pronunciation: [ɡulɛ də bʁɛst]) is a 3-km-long strait linking the roadstead of Brest to the Atlantic Ocean. Only 1.8 km wide...
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    point) by the Goulet de Brest, a strait about 1.8 km wide. Three main rivers drain into the roadstead: the Penfeld (the town of Brest and the first buildings...
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    Petit Minou Lighthouse (category Buildings and structures in Brest, France)
    France to defend the goulet de Brest. As part of the massive fortification campaign of France under the direction of the Marquis de Vauban, construction...
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  • northwestern France Goulet Bluff, a point on the western side of the Peron Peninsula in the Shark Bay World Heritage Site Goulet de Brest, sea-channel into...
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    Childers Incident (category Military history of Brest, France)
    enter the Roadstead of Brest to reconnoitre the state of readiness of the French fleet. As Childers entered the Goulet de Brest, the vessel came under...
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    defend the entrance to the Penfeld. The Roadstead of Brest, well-protected by a narrow "goulet" but sufficiently large to allow ships to turn or move...
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    the Portzic Lighthouse also indicates the route for entrance to the Goulet de Brest. It was classified as a monument historique on 23 May 2011. The promontory...
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    the 17th century, the fort's role has been to monitor the Goulet de Brest, the straits of Brest. The source of the site's name is a mystery. The Breton...
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    Fort du Petit Minou (category Fortifications of Brest, France)
    goulet de Brest. It consists of 6m high masonry bastions, surrounded by a 3m deep and 9.5m wide moat. Vauban completed the defences along the goulet and...
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  • Mengant, a battery on the point forms part of the defences of the goulet de Brest. Known defences on the site include: Lower battery (1694) - built to...
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    Fort du Dellec (category Fortifications of Brest, France)
    Forming part of the chain of fortifications along the goulet de Brest, the fort du Dellec was built by Vauban in the 17th century, then rebuilt several...
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    The Fort de Portzic was built near the town of Brest by Vauban between 1693 and 1699 as part of the defences of the goulet de Brest. It faces the pointe...
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    Portzic Lighthouse (category Buildings and structures in Brest, France)
    north-eastern extremity of the Goulet de Brest (Finistère, France) and is the nearest lighthouse to the town of Brest. It is a 35 metres (115 ft) tall...
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    Tour Vauban (category Fortifications of Brest, France)
    the Sillon at Camaret-sur-Mer, as part of the fortifications of the goulet de Brest. It has three levels and is flanked by walls, a guardhouse and a gun...
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    the Sillon at Camaret-sur-Mer, as part of the fortifications of the goulet de Brest. It has three levels and is flanked by walls, a guardhouse and a gun...
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    Îlot du Diable (category Fortifications of Brest, France)
    Diable is a gun battery built to support fort de la Fraternité in the defensive system around the goulet de Brest in France. It is sited on the peninsula of...
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    Pointe des Espagnols (category Geography of Brest, France)
    Crozon peninsula closing off the roadstead of Brest. It also marks the south-east limit of the goulet de Brest (the other limits are marked by pointe des...
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  • Tremet (category Fortifications of Brest, France)
    France. The gun batteries located here are part of the defences of the goulet de Brest, forbidding ships from entering the bay of Camaret-sur-Mer. The site...
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    (around a gun battery built in 1695) as part of the defences around the goulet de Brest. It was modified in the second half of the 19th century, though it...
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    Le Minou (category Brest, France)
    lighthouse at the entrance to Brest harbor in France. It is part of the commune of Plouzané, on the north side of the Goulet de Brest. "Le Minou" means "pussy...
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    The military remains known as Fort de Toulbroc'h form part of the defences along the goulet de Brest in France, in the commune of Locmaria-Plouzané. They...
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    The currents can reach particularly high speeds at the Raz de Sein or the Goulet de Brest. Many lighthouses were erected in the area to guide sailors...
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  • January: Childers Incident occurs in the Goulet de Brest. Population: 24,180. 1794 - French fleet, under Villaret de Joyeuse, was beaten by the English Richard...
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    Îlot des Capucins (category Fortifications of Brest, France)
    a praying monk. It has a strategic position at the entrance to the goulet de Brest and so a fort sited on it controlled the whole of Camaret Bay, with...
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  • Kerviniou Batteries (category Fortifications of Brest, France)
    the Fort du Mengant, they are a late addition to the defences of the goulet de Brest (a lower battery near the site, dating to 1695, has not yet been found)...
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    the defense of the Goulet de Brest strait and were fortified by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Defensive strongholds include Fort de Bertheaume, Fort du...
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  • Kerbonn (category Fortifications of Brest, France)
    of the goulet de Brest. The first fortification on the site is a mortar battery dating to 1889-1891, with its underground magazine. The Fort de Kerbonn...
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    the Sillon at Camaret-sur-Mer, as part of the fortifications of the Goulet de Brest. Construction of Fort Louvois took three years and was completed under...
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    Pointe du Grand Gouin (category Fortifications of Brest, France)
    their field of fire with those at Tremet, as well as covering the goulet de Brest to harry an approaching enemy. The Germans built a platform for four...
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    or near Brest and take control of the Goulet and roadstead of Brest. The English that Brest's fate mainly depended on control of the goulet, remembering...
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