Île Longue

48°18′23″N 4°30′24″W / 48.30639°N 4.50667°W / 48.30639; -4.50667

Île Longue (French pronunciation: [il lɔ̃ɡ]; French for "Long Island"; Breton: Enez-Hir) is a peninsula of the roadstead of Brest in the department of Finistère in the Brittany region. It is the base of the French nuclear ballistic missile submarines (French: sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d'engins, SNLE), and as such one of the most secretive and heavily defended places in France.

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