Basin Arcarchon

Arcachon Basin or alternatively Arcachon Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest coast of , situated in Pays de Buch between the and the Côte des Landes, in the region of .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in France
  • Also known as: “Arcachon Bay”, “Baai van Arcachon”, “Bacino d’Arcachon”, “Bahia de arcachon”, “Bahia de Arcachon”, “Bahia de arcachón”, “Bahia de Arcachón”, “Bahía de arcachon”, “Bahía de Arcachon”, “Bahía de arcachón”, “Bucht von Arcachon”, “Cuenca de Arcachon”, “Cuenca de Arcachón”, “Аркашон (залив)”, “Аркашонская лагуна”, “Аркашонский залив”, “Залив Аркашон”, and “Лагуна Аркашон”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Villa Ignota and Église Saint-Éloi d’Andernos-les-Bains.

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
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is a church.

Beach
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is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andernos-les-Bains and Arès.

Town
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is a commune in the department, southwestern . is situated 2½ km northeast of Basin Arcarchon.

Village
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is a commune in the department of , in the… is situated 4 km north of Basin Arcarchon.

Village
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is a commune in the department in in southwestern . is situated 7 km north of Basin Arcarchon.

Basin Arcarchon

Latitude
44.73548° or 44° 44′ 8″ north
Longitude
-1.12046° or 1° 7′ 14″ west
Open location code
8CPWPVPH+5R
Geo­Names ID
3037252
Wiki­data ID
Q810532
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Basin Arcarchon” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Bassin d’Arcachon”
  • Basque: “Arcachongo badia”
  • Breton: “Loc’h Arcaishon”
  • Catalan: “conca d’Arcaishon”
  • Catalan: “Conca d’Arcaishon”
  • Cebuano: “Bassin d’Arcachon”
  • Chinese: “阿卡雄湾”
  • Chinese: “阿卡雄灣”
  • Dutch: “Bassin d’Arcachon”
  • Esperanto: “Golfo de Arcachon”
  • French: “bassin d’Arcachon”
  • French: “Bassin d’Arcachon”
  • German: “Bassin d’Arcachon”
  • Italian: “Bacino di Arcachon”
  • Polish: “Arcachon”
  • Russian: “Аркашон”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Arcachón”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Arcachón”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Arès and Mauret.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pointe des Quinconces and Bois de la Montagne d’Arès.

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Worth a closer look: Bordeaux and Arcachon.

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