Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Ambleteuse

Slack

The Slack is a 22-kilometre-long coastal river in the department, in northern . It rises at on Mount Binôt, flows through , , , Slack and flows into the in next to .
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Wikipedia
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: River
  • Description: river in France
  • Also known as: “La Slack”, “La Slack Rivière”, “Slack River”, and “Slack Rivière”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Mahon and Église Saint-Michel.

Castle
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a sea fort by the commune of in the , northern France. The fort was built at the end of the 17th century by the military architect Vauban on the orders of Louis XIV to defend the port in the estuary of the Slack.

Church
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Audinghen and Cap Gris-Nez.

Village
Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in the region of .

Locality
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is a cape located in , a commune in the département of northern . Part of the Côte d'Opale, it is classified as a protected natural area. is situated 8 km northwest of Slack.

Town
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is a commune in the department in the region of . is situated 9 km south of Slack.

Slack

Latitude
50.8056° or 50° 48′ 20″ north
Longitude
1.63448° or 1° 38′ 4″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9F23RJ4M+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 171342447
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2974420
Wiki­data ID
Q476585
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Satellite Map

Discover Slack from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Slack” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Slack”
  • Catalan: “Slack”
  • Dutch: “Slack”
  • Estonian: “Slacki jõgi”
  • French: “Slack”
  • German: “Slack”
  • Irish: “Slack”
  • Italian: “Slack”
  • Picard: “Slack”
  • Spanish: “Slack”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Slack”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Réserve naturelle régionale du pré communal d’Ambleteuse and Dunes de la Slack.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Slack”. Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.