Lighthouse of La Coubre 2 - France - Charente mari by Kordouane

Photography • Sea/Undersea • posted on Mar 07, 2018

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La Coubre lighthouse is built on the Pointe de la Coubre, at the limit of the communes of Les Mathes and La Tremblade, in the department of Charente-Maritime, in the New Aquitaine region, about fifteen kilometres northwest of Royan at the mouth of the Gironde estuary, and close to the Bay of Bonne Anse. The Pointe de la Coubre and the Coubre Bank mark the boundary between the calmer waters of the Gironde estuary to the south and the Atlantic Ocean itself to the north, which blows powerful waves over the wild coast, facing due west. Because of strong currents and bottom boards, swimming can be dangerous.