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Île de Sein

Index Île de Sein

The Île de Sein is a French island in the Atlantic Ocean, off Finistère, eight kilometres from the Pointe du Raz (raz meaning "water current"), from which it is separated by the Raz de Sein. [1]

31 relations: Appeal of 18 June, Atlantic Ocean, Breton language, Brittany, Brittany (administrative region), Buoy, Charles de Gaulle, Communes of France, Communes of the Finistère department, Departments of France, Druid, English Channel, Finistère, France, Free France, French language, Island, Jean Rigaud, Maurice Boitel, Megalith, Menhir, Order of Liberation, Parc naturel régional d'Armorique, Pointe du Raz, Pomponius Mela, Raz de Sein, Robert Graves, Sea level rise, The New York Times, World War II, Wrecking (shipwreck).

Appeal of 18 June

The Appeal of 18 June (L'Appel du 18 juin) was a famous speech by Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French Forces, in 1940.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.

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Breton language

Breton (brezhoneg or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Brittany.

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Brittany

Brittany (Bretagne; Breizh, pronounced or; Gallo: Bertaèyn, pronounced) is a cultural region in the northwest of France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period of Roman occupation.

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Brittany (administrative region)

Brittany (Breizh, Bretagne) is one of the 18 regions of France.

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Buoy

A buoy is a floating device that can have many purposes.

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Charles de Gaulle

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the French Resistance against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to reestablish democracy in France.

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Communes of France

The commune is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.

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Communes of the Finistère department

The following is a list of the 279 communes of the Finistère department of France.

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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government below the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the commune.

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Druid

A druid (derwydd; druí; draoidh) was a member of the high-ranking professional class in ancient Celtic cultures.

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English Channel

The English Channel (la Manche, "The Sleeve"; Ärmelkanal, "Sleeve Channel"; Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; Mor Bretannek, "Sea of Brittany"), also called simply the Channel, is the body of water that separates southern England from northern France and links the southern part of the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Finistère

Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Free France

Free France and its Free French Forces (French: France Libre and Forces françaises libres) were the government-in-exile led by Charles de Gaulle during the Second World War and its military forces, that continued to fight against the Axis powers as one of the Allies after the fall of France.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.

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Jean Rigaud

.Jean Rigaud (15 June 1912 – 1999) was a well-listed French painter.

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Maurice Boitel

Maurice Boitel (July 31, 1919 – August 11, 2007) was a French painter.

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Megalith

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.

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Menhir

A menhir (from Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, lith or masseba/matseva is a large manmade upright stone.

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Order of Liberation

The Order of Liberation ("Ordre de la Libération") is a French Order which was awarded to heroes of the Liberation of France during World War II.

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Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

The Parc naturel régional d'Armorique (Park an Arvorig), or Armorica Regional Natural Park, is a rural protected area located in Brittany.

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Pointe du Raz

The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France.

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Pomponius Mela

Pomponius Mela, who wrote around AD 43, was the earliest Roman geographer.

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Raz de Sein

The Raz de Sein is a stretch of water located between the Isle of Sein and the Pointe du Raz in Finistère in the Brittany region of France.

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Robert Graves

Robert Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985), also known as Robert von Ranke Graves, was an English poet, historical novelist, critic, and classicist.

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Sea level rise

A sea level rise is an increase in global mean sea level as a result of an increase in the volume of water in the world’s oceans.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Wrecking (shipwreck)

Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered close to shore.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Île_de_Sein

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