Dune of Pilat

The Dune of Pilat, also called Grande Dune du Pilat, is the tallest sand dune in . It is located in in the area, , 60 km southwest of along France's Atlantic coastlines.
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  • Type: Dune
  • Description: tallest sand dune in Europe
  • Also known as: “Duna më e madhe ne europë”, “Dune de Pyla”, “Dune du Pila”, “Dune Du Pilat”, “Düne von Pila”, “Düne von Pilat”, “Düne von Pyla”, “Grande Dune du Pyla”, “La Grande Dune du Pilat”, “Pilateko duna”, “Pyla”, “Pylae collis arenarius”, “Pylako duna”, “Sipina Pyla”, “Дюна в Пиле”, and “琵拉沙丘”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Teste-de-Buch and Cazaux (La Teste-de-Buch).

Town
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is a coastal commune in the … is situated 7 km northeast of Dune of Pilat.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 7 km southeast of Dune of Pilat.

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is a beach resort near in the region of Southwestern .

Dune of Pilat

Latitude
44.58975° or 44° 35′ 23″ north
Longitude
-1.21504° or 1° 12′ 54″ west
Elevation
106 metres (348 feet)
Open location code
8CPWHQQM+WX
Geo­Names ID
2987163
Wiki­data ID
Q501726
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Dune of Pilat” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Dune du Pyla”
  • Aragonese: “Duna d’o Pialat”
  • Armenian: “Պիլայի ավազաբլուր”
  • Asturian: “Duna de Pilat”
  • Basque: “Pilat duna”
  • Breton: “Tevenn Pilat”
  • Catalan: “Duna de Pilat”
  • Catalan: “Duna de Pyla”
  • Cebuano: “Dunes du Pilat”
  • Chinese: “皮拉沙丘”
  • Czech: “Duna du Pyla”
  • Czech: “Dune du Pilat”
  • Dutch: “Dune du Pilat”
  • Dutch: “Dune du Pyla”
  • French: “Dune du Pilat”
  • Galician: “Duna de Pyla”
  • German: “Dune du Pilat”
  • Greek: “Αμμόλοφος του Πιλά”
  • Hungarian: “Pilat-dűne”
  • Italian: “Duna di Pilat”
  • Japanese: “ピラ砂丘”
  • Latin: “Pylae congestus arenarius”
  • Latvian: “Pilā kāpa”
  • Lithuanian: “Pilos kopa”
  • Low German: “Dune du Pyla”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dune de Pilat”
  • Norwegian: “Dune de Pilat”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Duna deu Pialat”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “La Ròca Blanca”
  • Persian: “دون دو پیلا”
  • Polish: “Dune du Pyla”
  • Portuguese: “Duna de Pilat”
  • Portuguese: “Duna de Pyla”
  • Russian: “Дюна в Пила”
  • Russian: “Пилат (дюна)”
  • Slovenian: “Velika sipina Pyla”
  • Spanish: “Duna de Pilat”
  • Ukrainian: “Гранд-Дюн-дю-Піля”
  • Venetian: “Duna de Pilat”
  • Vietnamese: “Dune du Pilat”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Le Pilat and Pyla sur Mer.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Le Truc de la Truque and Cap Ferret.

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