Étang de Thau

The Étang de Thau or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of lagoons that stretch along the coast from the Rhône river to the foothills of the and the border to in the .
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  • Lagoon
  • …lies at an elevation of -2 metres (-7 feet)
  • Description: French lagoon
  • Also known as
    “Sète Lagoon”
    “Thau lagoon”
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mèze and Marseillan.
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is a commune in the department in southern . is situated 4½ km north of Étang de Thau.
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is a resort town and commune in the department in southern . is situated 7 km southwest of Étang de Thau.
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is a commune in the département in southern . is situated 7 km north of Étang de Thau.

Étang de Thau

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Latitude
43.38333° or 43° 23′ north
Longitude
3.6° or 3° 36′ east
Open location code
8FM59HMX+8X
Geo­Names ID
2972999
Wiki­data ID
Q288968

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Étang de Thau” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Thau urmael”
  • Basque: “Thau urmaela”
  • Catalan: “Estany de Taur”
  • Catalan: “Estany de Thau”
  • Cebuano: “Étang de Thau”
  • Chinese: “托潟湖”
  • Chinese: “拓湖”
  • Chuvash: “Этан-де-То”
  • Czech: “Étang de Thau”
  • Dutch: “Bassin de Thau”
  • Dutch: “Bassin du Thau”
  • Dutch: “Etang de Thau”
  • Dutch: “Étang de Thau”
  • Dutch: “Thau”
  • French: “Bassin de Thau”
  • French: “Etang de Thau”
  • French: “étang de Thau”
  • French: “Étang de thau”
  • French: “Étang de Thau”
  • French: “Lagune de Thau”
  • French: “Syndicat mixte du bassin de Thau”
  • German: “Bassin de Thau”
  • German: “Étang de Thau”
  • German: “Thau-See”
  • Italian: “stagno di Thau”
  • Italian: “Stagno di Thau”
  • Japanese: “トー湖”
  • Luxembourgish: “Bassin de Thau”
  • Luxembourgish: “Étang de Thau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bassin de Thau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Etang de Thau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Étang de Thau”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Estanh de Taur”
  • Russian: “То”
  • Russian: “Этан-де-То”
  • Slovenian: “Étang de Thau”
  • Spanish: “Etang de Thau”
  • Spanish: “Étang de Thau”
  • Swedish: “Étang de Thau”

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