View from Pointe du Raz looking across the dangerous stretch of sea towards Ile Sein The local Breton

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lighthouses near Pointe du Raz The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of Plogoff, Finistère. Pointe du Raz seen from Spot Satellite. It is named after the Raz de Sein, the dangerous stretch of water between it and the island of Sein (Enez Sun in Breton). It is a dramatic place of crashing waves and strong winds. The word raz was borrowed from Norman by the Bretons and shares the same etymology as the English word race, "strong current of water"; both are from Old Norse rás.

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Location: Pointe du Raz, Briitany, France
Photo credit: © Roger Hollingsworth / Alamy / Afripics
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