Gorges, the plural of the French word for "throat", usually refers to a
canyon
A canyon (; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency t ...
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Gorges may also refer to:
Places
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Gorges, Loire-Atlantique, France
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Gorges, Manche, France
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Gorges, Somme, France
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Cognin-les-Gorges, Isère, France
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Three Gorges
The Three Gorges () are three adjacent and sequential gorges along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River path, in the hinterland of the People's Republic of China. With a subtropical monsoon climate, they are known for their scenery.
The T ...
, a region in China
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Fort Gorges
Fort Gorges is a former United States military fort built on Hog Island Ledge in Casco Bay, Maine, United States. Built from 1858 to 1865, no battles were fought there and no troops were stationed there. Advancing military technology, includin ...
, a fort in Maine
People
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Gorges family, Anglo-Norman gentry family
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Ferdinando Gorges
Sir Ferdinando Gorges ( – 24 May 1647) was a naval and military commander and governor of the important port of Plymouth in England. He was involved in Essex's Rebellion against the Queen, but escaped punishment by testifying against the ma ...
, founder of the Province of Maine
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Josh Gorges, an NHL ice hockey player
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Thomas Gorges (1536 – 30 March 1610), courtier to Queen Elizabeth I
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Thomas Gorges (Maine governor), deputy governor of colonial 17th century Maine
See also
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Julia Görges
Julia Görges (born 2 November 1988) is a German former professional tennis player. A former top-ten singles player, she was ranked as high as No. 9 in the world on 20 August 2018, and was ranked inside the top 15 in doubles, peaking at world No ...
(born 1988), German tennis player
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Gorge (disambiguation)
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