Étang de Vaccarès

Étang de Vaccarès is a lake, or, more accurately, a salt water lagoon, in the wetlands of the in the delta of the River in southern .
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  • Pond
  • …is also known as “Étang de Valcarès”
  • Description: lake

Places of Interest

Highlights include Réserve naturelle nationale de Camargue.
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is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km south of Étang de Vaccarès.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camargue.
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La encompasses the Rhone River delta in the southeast of .

Étang de Vaccarès

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Latitude
43.52633° or 43° 31′ 35″ north
Longitude
4.56337° or 4° 33′ 48″ east
Open location code
8FM6GHG7+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 787848874
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­pond
Geo­Names ID
2971240
Wiki­data ID
Q288951

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Étang de Vaccarès” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بركة فاكاريس”
  • Basque: “Vaccarès urmaela”
  • Catalan: “Lo Vacarés”
  • Chinese: “瓦卡雷斯湖”
  • Dutch: “Étang de Vaccarès”
  • French: “Étang de Vaccarès”
  • French: “Vaccarès”
  • German: “Étang de Vaccarès”
  • Hungarian: “Vaccarès-tó”
  • Italian: “Étang de Vaccarès”
  • Italian: “stagno di Vaccarès”
  • Japanese: “ヴァカレス湖”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Étang de Vaccarès”
  • Norwegian: “Étang de Vaccarès”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Estanh dau Vacarés”
  • Russian: “Ваккарес (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Ваккарес”
  • Venetian: “Stagno Lo Vacarés”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cabane Blanche and Pertuis de la Comtesse.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pointe de Mornès and Radeau de Moine.

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