Cap Fréhel is a peninsula

Peninsula

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 in Côtes-d'Armor

Côtes-d'Armor

Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to...

, in northern Brittany

Brittany

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, France

France

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 which extends off the Côte d'Émeraude into the Golfe de Saint-Malo. No towns or villages are situated on the peninsula however two lighthouse

Lighthouse

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s, one from the 17th century and the other one from 1950, are located at the tip of it. The Cap is located 8.5 km from the town centre of Fréhel

Fréhel, Côtes-d'Armor

Fréhel is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.This commune was previously named Pléhérel. Between 1972 and 2004, the commune of Plévenon was included in Pléhérel; the name of this association became Fréhel, from the name of the Cap Fréhel on which these...

, althought, administratively, it is located within the territory of the commune of Plévenon

Plévenon

Plévenon is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.On January 1, 1973 Plévenon has been merged with the commune of Pléherel; the new commune was called Fréhel. Plévenon was reestablished as a commune in October 2004....

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The peninsula is surrounded by mainly cliff

Cliff

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s which make it difficult to access it via sea. The whole of the undulating terrain is covered in moorland

Moorland

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 and marsh

Marsh

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es which make it difficult to construct any structure

Structure

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 on the site.

Cap Fréhel give his name to Cape Freels

Cape Freels

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 when sailors from Newfoundland beginn to fish Atlantic cod

Atlantic cod

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It is also the finish of Stage 5 of the 2011 Tour de France

2011 Tour de France

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