La Jument

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La Jument
The lighthouse as seen from the island of Ushant.
Location:	Ushant, France (offshore)
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	48°25'15′N 5°8'1′W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "'" Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "'"">Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "'", Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "'"Coordinates: 48°25'15′N 5°8'1′W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "'" Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "'"">Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "'", Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "'"
Year first lit:	1911
Construction:	-
Tower shape:	Octagonal
Height:	-
Original lens:	-
Range:	-

La Jument is the name of a lighthouse at the North-Eastern part of France, Brittany. The lighthouse is built on a rock (that is also called La Jument) about 300 metres from the coast of the island of Ushant, in the middle of the ocean. There is also an almost identical lighthouse about 3 kilometers to the North, the Nividic lighthouse. Together with the lighthouse Kreac'h , they are the 3 most famous lighthouses of the region.

The lighthouse became well-known in 1989, through a series of photographs taken by Jean Guichard during a storm and while the lighthouse keeper was stranded.