Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum
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| Location | Plaza de Europa, Nº1 33450 Piedras Blancas, Castrillón, Asturias, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 43°34′47″N 5°58′08″W / 43.579831°N 5.968753°W |
| Website | http://www.museodeanclas.es/ |
The Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum (Spanish: Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau) is located in Salinas, a town within the Castrillón municipality of Asturias, Spain. It is reached by the N-632.[1]
The open-air museum is situated on La Peñona peninsula at one end of the beach near the Arnao tunnel. It includes sails and deck anchors, along with a large, ceramic mural.[1] The featured bust of Philippe Cousteau is the work of sculptor Vicente Menendez-Santarúa Prendes.
One of the anchors is from the bulk carrier Castillo de Salas that ran aground over rocks near Gijon in 1986.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau Anchor Museum Philippe Cousteau". vivirasturias.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Ancla del Castillo de Salas (1.980 — 1.986)" (in Spanish). Museo de Anclas Philippe Cousteau. Archived from the original on 2009-12-25.
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