Cap Gris-Nez

Cap Gris-Nez 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.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cape in northern France
  • Also known as: “Cap Gris Nez” and “Cape Grisnez”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Todt Battery Museum (Casemate 1) and Église Saint-Pierre d’Audinghen.

Museum
Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Todt Battery, also known as Batterie Todt, was a battery of coastal artillery built by Nazi Germany during World War II, located in the hamlet of Haringzelles, , near Cape Gris-Nez, Pas de Calais, . is situated 3 km south of Cap Gris-Nez.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Cap Gris-Nez.

Church
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km east of Cap Gris-Nez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Audinghen.

Village
Photo: Michel wal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in the region of . is situated 3 km southeast of Cap Gris-Nez.

Cap Gris-Nez

Latitude
50.8697° or 50° 52′ 11″ north
Longitude
1.58485° or 1° 35′ 5″ east
Open location code
9F23VH9M+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1227685685
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
3014607
Wiki­data ID
Q531030
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vlaams—“Cap Gris-Nez” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cap Gris Nez”
  • Catalan: “Gris Nez”
  • Cebuano: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Chinese: “格里内岬”
  • Chinese: “格里内角”
  • Chinese: “格里斯内兹角”
  • Chinese: “灰鼻岬”
  • Czech: “Cap Gris Nez”
  • Czech: “Gris Nez”
  • Czech: “Mys Gris-Nez”
  • Czech: “mys Šedý nos”
  • Czech: “Šedý nos”
  • Dutch: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Gris-Nez”
  • Estonian: “Gris-Nezi neem”
  • French: “cap Gris-Nez”
  • French: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • German: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Greek: “ακρωτήριο Γκρι-Νε”
  • Hebrew: “כף גריס נז”
  • Hungarian: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Italian: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Japanese: “グリネ岬”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cap Gris Nez”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Norwegian: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Picard: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Polish: “Cap Gris-Nez”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Gris-Nez”
  • Romanian: “Capul Gris-Nez”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Gris-Nez”
  • Vlaams: “Koap Zwartenesse”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centre Régional Opérationnel de Surveillance et de Sauvetage Gris-Nez and Fort Henry VIII (Audinghen).

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