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Île De Térénez
Île de Térénez () is a French islet inside the last bend of the river Aulne, on the territory of the commune of Rosnoën. Its highest point is 18m. Covered in woods, it is accessible by dry land at low tide and faces the Landévennec ship graveyard and Landévennec Abbey Landévennec Abbey () is a Benedictine monastery at Landévennec in Brittany, in the department of Finistère, France. The present monastery is a modern foundation at the site of an early mediaeval monastery, of which only ruins survive. First .... The corniche de Térénez, running along the right bank of the Aulne for 4 kilometres, leads to the pont de Térénez, located 2.5 km further upstream. The island has several locations where recreational boaters may anchor their vessels. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ile De Terenez Terenez Landforms of Finistère ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aulne
The Aulne (; ) is a long river of Brittany in north-western France, flowing down the hills and emptying into the roadstead of Brest, one of the many fjord-like bays just south of Brest. The river is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest, the navigation canal that once connected the city of Nantes on the Loire with the port town of Brest on the Atlantic coast. This canal is still navigable over part of its length, but sea-going traffic is interrupted by the hydro-electric dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ... of Guerledan, which submerged a number of the original locks of the canal. The Aulne flows through Châteaulin. The river was known to the Romans as the Alaunus, a name of uncertain etymology. References NoorderSoft Waterways Database {{Authority con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosnoën
Rosnoën (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Rosnoën are called in French ''Rosnoënais''. Geography Rosnoën is located southeast of Brest. The village occupies a peninsula between the mouths or the Aulne river and Faou river. Térénez bridge is located between Rosnoën and Landévennec. The bridge crosses the mouth of the Aulne river, connecting Crozon Peninsula to Brittany. Map See also *Communes of the Finistère department *Parc naturel régional d'Armorique The Parc naturel régional d'Armorique (; ), or Armorica Regional Natural Park, is a rural protected area located in Brittany. The park land reaches from the Atlantic Ocean to hilly inland countryside. There are sandy beaches, swamps, rock format ... References External links Official website *Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Graveyard
A ship graveyard, ship cemetery or breaking yard is a location where the hulls of scrapped ships are left to decay and disintegrate, or left in reserve. Such a practice is now less common due to waste regulations and so some dry docks where ships are broken (to recycle their metal and remove dangerous materials like asbestos) are also known as ship graveyards. By analogy, the phrase can also refer to an area with many shipwrecks which have not been removed by human agency, instead being left to disintegrate naturally. These can form in places where navigation is difficult or dangerous (such as the Seven Stones, off Cornwall, or Blackpool, on the Irish Sea); or where many ships have been deliberately scuttled together ( as with the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow); or where many ships have been sunk in battle (such as Ironbottom Sound, in the Pacific). The majority of the ships in the world are constructed in the developed countries. Ships last about 25–30 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landévennec Abbey
Landévennec Abbey () is a Benedictine monastery at Landévennec in Brittany, in the department of Finistère, France. The present monastery is a modern foundation at the site of an early mediaeval monastery, of which only ruins survive. First foundation The abbey is traditionally held to have been founded around 490 by Saint Winwaloe (). It became a Benedictine house in the eighth century. It was attacked and burned by Vikings in 913 and was subsequently rebuilt in stone. The abbey was suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution and the goods and premises were sold off. Second foundation In 1950 the site was bought by the Benedictine community of Kerbénéat,Paul Burns, ''Butler's Lives of the Saints'', March (2000), p. 24. who built new premises. The community formed part of the Subiaco Congregation, since 2013 the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation. See also * List of Carolingian monasteries * Carolingian architecture * Gwenhael * St Tudy St Tudy () is a vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landévennec
Landévennec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Geography Landévennec is located on the Crozon peninsula, southeast of Brest. The river Aulne forms a natural boundary to the east. Map Sights Landévennec Abbey Landévennec Abbey lies in the commune. Ship graveyard Shortly before entering the roadstead of Brest, the river Aulne forms a bend around the Île de Térénez then the pointe de Pen Forn near Landévennec, where there is a depth of water regardless of the tide and with the high surrounding hills blocking the winds and thus keeping the water calm. Here is sited a ship graveyard for civilian but particularly naval vessels. The only difficulty is the Capelan bank, to the south of Logonna-Daoulas, where the depth is less than - this bank has to be passed to reach the base and thus prevents very deep-draught vessels from reaching it. A naval station was first set up here around 1840 to house rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of Brittany
This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands. Ranking of French islands By area All French islands over , ranked by decreasing area. By population List of the most populated French islands. Islands of metropolitan France Atlantic coast List of inhabited islands of Atlantic France: Normandy Brittany = Ille et Vilaine = = Côtes-d'Armor = = Finistère = = Morbihan = Pays de la Loire Poitou-Charentes Aquitaine * Banc d'Arguin * Île aux oiseaux (in Arcachon Bay) * Phare de Cordouan Mediterranean coast Languedoc-Roussillon * Fort de Brescou Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur Corsica Islands in lakes and rivers Alsace * Grande Île, ''in Strasbourg on the Ill River'' Île-de-France Midi-Pyrénées * Île du Ramier, ''in Toulouse on the Garonne River'' Pays de la Loire *Île de Nantes, ''in Nantes on the Loire River'' * Béhuard, ''in the Loire River'' Overseas Indian Ocean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
