Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement de Calais
Sangatte

Cap Blanc-Nez

Cap Blanc-Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale, in the département, in northern , culminating at 134 m. The cliffs of chalk are very similar to the white cliffs of Dover on the other side of in .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cape in Pas-de-Calais, France
  • Also known as: “Cap Blanc Nez”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Maxime d’Escalles and Église Saint-Martin de Sangatte.

Church
Photo: Peter17, CC BY 3.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Cap Blanc-Nez.

Cap Blanc-Nez

Latitude
50.92633° or 50° 55′ 35″ north
Longitude
1.71106° or 1° 42′ 40″ east
Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)
Open location code
9F23WPG6+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1278102494
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3032371
Wiki­data ID
Q1034143
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Satellite Map

Discover Cap Blanc-Nez from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vlaams—“Cap Blanc-Nez” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Blanc Nez lurmuturra”
  • Cebuano: “Cap Blanc-Nez”
  • Chinese: “布朗内角”
  • Chinese: “白鼻角”
  • Dutch: “Cap blanc nez”
  • Dutch: “Cap Blanc-Nez”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Blanc-Nez”
  • Estonian: “Blanc-Nez‘ neem”
  • Estonian: “Blanc-Nez’ neem”
  • French: “Blanc-Nez”
  • French: “Cap Blanc Nez”
  • French: “cap Blanc-Nez”
  • French: “Cap Blanc-Nez”
  • German: “Cap Blanc-Nez”
  • Greek: “ακρωτήριο Μπλάν-Νε”
  • Italian: “Cap Blanc Nez”
  • Japanese: “ブラン＝ネ岬”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cap Blanc Nez”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cap Blanc-Nez”
  • Picard: “Cap Blanc-Nez”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Blanc-Nez”
  • Vlaams: “Cap Blanc-Nez”
  • Vlaams: “Kaap Blankenes”
  • Vlaams: “Koap Blankenesse”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Le Cran d’Escalles and Escalles.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monument to the Dover Patrol and Cap Blanc Nez.

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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 “Cap Blanc-Nez”. Photo: Tony62, CC BY-SA 3.0.