Port-Cros National Park (French: Parc national de Port-Cros) is a French national park established on the Mediterranean island of Port-Cros, east of Toulon...
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Port-Cros (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ kʁo]) is a French island in the Mediterranean island group known as the Îles d'Hyères. It is part of the commune...
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The Battle of Port Cros took place during World War II off the French Riviera in the Mediterranean Sea on the island of Port-Cros. The battle began when...
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d'Hyères (namely, Porquerolles, Port-Cros, and the Île du Levant) are just offshore. Porquerolles and Port-Cros form the Port-Cros National Park. The commune...
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an extension of the Giens peninsula Port-Cros – 650 hectares (1,600 acres), the most mountainous, part of Port-Cros National Park, noted for rare flora...
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be carried out. The first target was the Hyères Islands, specifically Port-Cros and Levant. The guns of the German garrisons on both islands could reach...
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from development. Much of the island is now part of a national park (the Port-Cros Parc National) and nature conservation area (Conservatoire botanique national...
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islands of Port Cros and Île du Levant during Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France. They fought the small Battle of Port Cros in which they...
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national des Écrins, 2002. Écrins National Park Parc national de Port-Cros, 2002. Port Cros National Park Marais salants de Guérande, 2002. Guérande salt...
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unfailing supporter of her adventurous approach to life), the Ile de Port-Cros, one of the Îles d'Hyères on the Côte d'Azur. Enchanted by the unspoilt...
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(262 sq mi) 1,467 km2 (566 sq mi) 18 August 1979 Port-Cros National Park (Parc national de Port-Cros) Var 46 km2 (18 sq mi) 1,451 km2 (560 sq mi) 14 December...
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group of three islands off Hyères The islands are named Porquerolles, Port-Cros, and Île du Levant. Together, they make up an area of 26 km2. They can...
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Grande-Île, Île de Quéménès, Île Saint-Honorat, Île Sainte-Marguerite, Port-Cros Germany Baltrum, Gröde, Helgoland, Hiddensee, Juist, Langeoog, Neuwerk...
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Y639 1994 Mengam Y640 Balaguier Y641 1995 Taillat Y642 Nividic Y643 1996 Port Cros Y649 1997 Le Four Y647 1998 Eckmühl Y646 — Rascas A682 2003 RP30/RPC30...
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destination. Cannes hosts the annual Cannes Film Festival. Tourists often visit Port-Cros National Park, east of Toulon, as well as the city-state of Monaco, famous...
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protected as an aire maritime adjacente and an aire d'adhésion of the Port-Cros National Park. The Dolmen de la Briande [fr] is a prehistoric dolmen located...
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Flowers, Port-Cros National Park, France...
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Major Generals Terry Allen and Lucian Truscott respectively, sailed from ports in Tunisia, while the 45th Infantry Division, under Major General Troy H...
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Greece 7.4 2.9 0 La Galite Tunisia 7.3 2.8 0 Kaprije Croatia 7.1 2.7 143 Port-Cros France 7 2.7 30 Arkoi Greece 6.7 2.6 44 Sveti Grgur Croatia 6.4 2.5...
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Example of an area completely covered with ice plant on a French Mediterranean island, Bagaud island, in the Port-Cros National Park...
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d'Hyères (Porquerolles, Port-Cros and Île du Levant) Le Lavandou Cavalaire-sur-Mer Saint-Tropez Inland – Grimaud, with Port-Grimaud on the coast Sainte-Maxime...
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1,000m of Vittorio Veneto before releasing a torpedo which hit her outer port propeller and caused 4,000 long tons (4,100 t) of flooding. Dalyell-Stead...
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d'Hyères Île de Bagaud Île du Grand Ribaud Île du Levant Porquerolles Port-Cros Îlot de la Gabinière Îles de Lérins île Sainte-Marguerite île Saint-Honorat...
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moved northwards to join the siege of Casablanca. At Port-Lyautey, the objective was to secure the port and the airfield, so that aircraft could be flown...
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Porquerolles) - France HYERES Festoon 2 (Porquerolles - Port Cros) - France HYERES Festoon 3 (Heliopolis - Port Cros) - France HYERES Festoon 4 (Heliopolis - Le Lavandou)...
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destroyers and three torpedo boats carried out a bombardment of the main port on the island. The engagement was observed by General Dwight D. Eisenhower...
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the Italian Regia Marina's First Squadron had been based at Taranto, a port-city on Italy's south-east coast. In the inter-war period, the British Royal...
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hillside facing the sea and there is a view of L'Île du Levant and L'Île de Port-Cros. It has one beach at Canadel and another at Le Rayol. Carla Bruni, model...
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morning of 15 August, Augusta trained her main battery against targets on Port Cros Island, and fired nine rounds. At 1125, she sent six. Secretary of the...
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Bonifacio Dodecanese Rhodes Leros Kos Cape Bougaroun¹ 1944 Ist Santorini Symi Port Cros La Ciotat 1945 Ligurian Sea¹ Allied convoys Malta convoys U-boat Campaign...
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