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Calanque

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A calanque ("inlet"; calanca, pl. calanche; calanca, pl. calancas) is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. [1]

35 relations: Accona Desert, Agglomeration community of Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile, Architecture of Provence, Badlands, Bouches-du-Rhône, Bouillabaisse, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Sugiton, Calanques de Piana, Canal (disambiguation), Cassis, Corniche des Crêtes, Corse-du-Sud, Deep-water soloing, Emilia-Romagna, Fjord, Gardens of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Gaston Rébuffat, Glossary of geography terms, Impressions de France, Inlet, Jean-Baptiste Olive, La Ciotat, List of landforms, List of Remarkable Gardens of France, List of rock formations, Marseille, Massif des Calanques, Mont Puget, Municipal arrondissements of France, Parc du Mugel, Provence, Public transport in Marseille.

Accona Desert

The Accona Desert (Italian: Deserto di Accona) is a semi-arid area in Tuscany, Italy, in the center of the so-called Crete senesi, in the west and the south of the comune of Asciano.

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Agglomeration community of Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile

The Agglomeration community of Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile (Communauté d'agglomération Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile), is a former intercommunal structure joining the communes near Aubagne in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.

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Architecture of Provence

The Architecture of Provence includes a rich collection of monuments from the Roman Empire; Cistercian monasteries from the Romanesque Period, medieval palaces and churches; fortifications from the time of Louis XIV, as well as numerous hilltop villages and fine churches.

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Badlands

Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded by wind and water.

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Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône (Occitan: Bocas de Ròse, literally "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France named after the mouth of the river Rhône.

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Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse (bolhabaissa) is a traditional Provençal fish stew originating from the port city of Marseille.

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Calanque de Morgiou

The Calanque de Morgiou is one of the biggest calanques located between Marseille and Cassis.

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Calanque de Port-Miou

The Calanque de Port-Miou is one of the three big Cassis calanques.

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Calanque de Sormiou

The Calanque de Sormiou is the biggest calanque of the Calanques National Park, France.

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Calanque de Sugiton

The Calanque de Sugiton is one of the numerous Calanques located between Marseille and Cassis, France.

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Calanques de Piana

Calanques de Piana (E Calanche di Piana) are Corsican calanques located in Piana, between Ajaccio and Calvi, in the gulf of Porto.

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Canal (disambiguation)

A canal is a human-made channel for water.

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Cassis

Cassis (Occitan: Cassís) is a commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.

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Corniche des Crêtes

The Corniche des Crêtes is a picturesque and narrow coastal road in the south of France, winding from Cassis to La Ciotat along the Mediterranean shore.

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Corse-du-Sud

Corse-du-Sud (Corsica suttana) (South Corsica) is a department of France consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica.

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Deep-water soloing

Deep-water soloing (DWS), also known as psicobloc, is a form of solo rock climbing that relies solely upon the presence of water at the base of a climb to protect against injury from falls from the generally high-difficulty routes.

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Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna (Emilian and Emélia-Rumâgna) is an administrative Region of Northeast Italy comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna.

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Fjord

Geologically, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier.

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Gardens of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Gardens of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is a list and description of the parks and gardens in the region which are classified by the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture as among the Notable Gardens of France.

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Gaston Rébuffat

Gaston Rébuffat (7 May 1921, Marseille – 31 May 1985, Paris) was a well-known French alpinist and mountain guide.

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Glossary of geography terms

This glossary of geography terms is a list of definitions of words and phrases used in geography and related fields, which describe and identify natural phenomena, geographical locations, spatial dimension and natural resources.

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Impressions de France

Impressions de France (Impressions of France) is a film about France and the featured attraction in the France Pavilion of Epcot's World Showcase at Walt Disney World in Florida.

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Inlet

An inlet is an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow, such as a small bay or arm, that often leads to an enclosed body of salt water, such as a sound, bay, lagoon, or marsh.

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Jean-Baptiste Olive

Jean-Baptiste Olive (- 1936) was a French painter.

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La Ciotat

La Ciotat is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.

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List of landforms

Landforms are categorised by characteristic physical attributes such as elevation, slope, orientation, stratification, rock exposure, and soil type.

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List of Remarkable Gardens of France

The Remarkable Gardens of France is intended to be a list and description, by region, of the more than three hundred gardens classified as "Jardins remarquables" by the French Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France.

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List of rock formations

A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop.

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Marseille

Marseille (Provençal: Marselha), is the second-largest city of France and the largest city of the Provence historical region.

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Massif des Calanques

The Massif des Calanques is a wild and rugged terrain stretching from the ninth arrondissement of Marseille to the east towards Cassis, spanning 20 km in length and 4 km in width along the coast.

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Mont Puget

Mont Puget is a mountain, part of Marseille-Cassis calanques, located south-east of Marseille.

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Municipal arrondissements of France

In France, a municipal arrondissement is a subdivision of the commune, and is used in the country's three largest cities: Paris, Lyon and Marseille.

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Parc du Mugel

The Parc du Mugel is a municipal park and botanical garden in the town of La Ciotat, in the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône, on the Mediterranean coast of France between Marseille and Toulon.

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Provence

Provence (Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône River to the west to the Italian border to the east, and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

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Public transport in Marseille

Public transport in Marseille is managed by the Régie des transports de Marseille (known as RTM).

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References

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

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