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USHANT (Fr. Ouessant)

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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 809 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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USHANT (Fr. Ouessant) , the most See also:westerly of the islands off the See also:coast of See also:France, about 14 M. from the coast of See also:Finistere, of which See also:department it forms a See also:canton and See also:commune. Pop. (1906) 276r. Ushant is about 3850 acres in extent and almost entirely granitic, with steep and rugged coasts accessible only at a few points, and rendered more dangerous by the frequency of fogs. The See also:island affords pasturage to a breed of small See also:black See also:sheep, and about See also:half its See also:area is occupied by cereals or potatoes. The male inhabitants are principally pilots and fishermen, the See also:women working in the See also:fields. Ushant was ravaged by the See also:English in 1388. The lordship was made a marquisate in 1597 in favour of Rene de Rieux de Sourdeac, See also:governor of See also:Brest. In 1778 a See also:naval See also:action without decisive result was fought off Ushant between the English under See also:Keppel and the See also:French under the See also:Count d'Orvilliers.

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