A calanque (French: [kalɑ̃k], "inlet"; Corsican: calanca, plural calanche or calanchi; Occitan: calanca, plural calancas) is a narrow, steep-walled inlet...
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Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques) is a French national park located on the Mediterranean coast in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern...
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The Calanque de Sormiou is the biggest calanque of the Calanques National Park, France. Located in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille, it is famous for...
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The Massif des Calanques (French pronunciation: [masif de kalɑ̃k]) is a wild and rugged terrain stretching from the ninth arrondissement of Marseille...
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Calanques de Piana (Corsican: calanchi di Piana or calanche di Piana) are Corsican calanques located in Piana, between Ajaccio and Calvi, in the Gulf of...
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The Calanque de Sugiton is one of the numerous Calanques located between Marseille and Cassis, France. While quite small, Sugiton is perhaps the most known...
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The Calanque de Morgiou is one of the biggest calanques located between Marseille and Cassis. Formerly a fishing port, it is famous for the gigantic tuna...
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Provence (section The Calanques)
Calanque de Sormiou, the Calanque de Morgiou, the Calanque d'En-Vau, the Calanque de Port-Pin and the Calanque de Sugiton. The calanques are remains of ancient...
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100 km/h (62 mph). The coast is drier, especially along the Côte Bleue, the Calanques and the bay of La Ciotat, which include some of the driest areas in France...
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links Saint-Raphaël and Cannes. The Esterel Massif Red cliffs of Esterel Calanque d'Anthéor Anthéor Poitrasson, F.; Pin, C. (1998). "Extreme Nd isotope homogeneity...
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Water portal Environment portal Alaska Panhandle British Columbia Coast Calanque Inside Passage Ria "inlet". Dictionary.com. Ask.com. Retrieved July 6,...
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Fremont River, Utah Earth forest Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve Calanque – Narrow inlet on the Mediterranean coast Death Valley – Valley in the...
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Cosquer Cave (category Massif des Calanques)
Cosquer Cave is located in the Calanque de Morgiou in Marseille, France, near Cap Morgiou. The entrance to the cave is located 37 m (121 ft) underwater...
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destination, famous for its cliffs (falaises) and the sheltered inlets called calanques. The wines of Cassis are white and rosé, and not to be confused with crème...
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on the outskirts of Marseille and stretching as far as Cassis, are the Calanques, a rugged coastal area interspersed with small fjord-like inlets. Farther...
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smaller sized lots. The arrondissement also contains part of the Massif des Calanques. The 9th district has two subway stations, part of the Marseille Metro...
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include rascasse (Scorpaena scrofa), a bony rockfish which lives in the calanque and reefs close to shore. It usually also has congre (eng: European conger)...
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national des Calanques". Le Monde.fr. December 29, 2015 – via Le Monde. "Querelle entre Royal et Valls sur le rejet des boues rouges dans les Calanques". LEFIGARO...
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Corniche des Crêtes (category Massif des Calanques)
magnificent views of the sea, as well as the town of Cassis and the Calanques. Calanques National Park 43°10′46″N 5°34′34″E / 43.17944°N 5.57611°E / 43...
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Massif Bauges Massif Beaufortain Massif Belledonne massif Bornes Massif Calanques Massif Cerces Massif Chablais Massif Chartreuse Massif Dévoluy Mountains...
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in the city's tourist literature as being fjords. The calanques of Parc national des Calanques, Provence, France, are also referred to as fjords. Camel...
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"cove, small harbour" from a Pre-Indo-European root *kal / *cala (see calanque, chalet, etc.). The medieval Scottish historian Hector Boece thought the...
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The Calanque de Port-Miou is one of the three big Cassis calanques. It is very long and narrow, and thus was very suitable for establishing a marina. The...
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seaside resort in Saint-Raphaël Cap-Roux and the Corniche d'Or in the calanque of Anthéor, Massif de l'Esterel Côte d'Azur and the French Riviera have...
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initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 20-minute penalty for arriving at Calanque de Maubois by yacht instead of train as instructed. Two teams checked in...
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can be found in the region, as the Gorges du Verdon, the Camargue, the Calanques National Park and the typical landscape of Luberon. Provence hosts dozens...
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v t e Marseille Geography Huveaune Massif de l'Étoile Massif des Calanques Mont Puget Frioul archipelago Administration and politics Arrondissements of...
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Geologic regions UNESCO World Heritage Sites Aeolian Islands Aggtelek Calanques de Piana Curonian Spit Dolomites Durmitor Geirangerfjord Giant's Causeway...
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of tidal flat area. Forest in Sollières-Sardières (Natura 2000 site). Calanques National Park in Bouches-du-Rhône Mont Blanc, the highest summit in Western...
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Southern France Le Midi (French) Lo Miègjorn (Occitan) Calanques National Park between Marseille and Cassis, in Bouches-du-Rhône Southern France, based...
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