Cap Fréhel is a
peninsula
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in
Côtes-d'Armor
The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582. , in northern
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...
,
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
lighthouses, 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, although, administratively, it is located within the territory of the ''commune'' of
Plévenon.
The peninsula is surrounded mainly by
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 and
marsh
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es, which make it difficult to construct any
structure on the site.
Cap Fréhel gives its name to
Cape Freels
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when sailors from
Newfoundland
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begin to fish
Atlantic cod
The Atlantic cod (''Gadus morhua'') is a benthopelagic fish of the family Gadidae, widely consumed by humans. It is also commercially known as cod or codling.[2011 Tour de France
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.
French actress and singer
Fréhel had taken her stage name from this peninsula.
Frehel, Cap
Frehel, Cap
Headlands of Brittany
Tourist attractions in Côtes-d'Armor
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