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unusual facts about Gironde estuary


Gironde estuary

The Île Margaux is 25 ha and in 2005 had 14 ha devoted to vines and is part of the world famous Médoc wine region.


Blayais Nuclear Power Plant

The Blayais Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear plant on the banks of the Gironde estuary near Blaye, South Western France operated by Électricité de France.

Demetae

Their origin is uncertain, however, a number of place names are similar to what were Celtic regions in what is now the Bordeaux region of France as Llanmadoc and Landes du Médoc, Gwynedd and Gironde, Demetae and Devèze, suggestive of Pre-Roman Celtic Northerly travels on the portside of the North Atlantic Current.

N500 Naviplane

:First flight on April 19, 1977 on the Gironde, demonstrating a speed of 40-45 knots (74–83 km/h).

William Landymore

Landymore was posted to the C-class destroyer HMCS Fraser in 1940 and survived her sinking after she collided with cruiser HMS Calcutta in the Gironde estuary.


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