Dunes du Fort-Mahon
Dunes du Fort-Mahon is a dune in Hauts-de-France, France. Dunes du Fort-Mahon is situated nearby to the locality Le Moulin Bas, as well as near Quartier du Fort Nieulay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Calais-Ville station and Tour du Guet.
Calais-Ville station
Railway station
Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calais-Ville station is a railway station in the city centre of Calais, France. Calais-Ville station is situated 3½ km east of Dunes du Fort-Mahon.
Tour du Guet
Public building
Photo: Stefi123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tour du Guet is a 13th-century watchtower in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, northern France. Located on Place d'Armes behind the Hotel de Ville, it is 39 metres in height, and features a dovecote for carrier pigeons. Tour du Guet is situated 3½ km east of Dunes du Fort-Mahon.
Cité Europe
Shopping center
Cité Europe is a shopping centre located next to the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel at Coquelles. Inaugurated on 21 March 1995, approximately 10 months after the Tunnel opened, Cité Europe has over 140 shops, a hypermarket, a 12-screen cinema complex and around twenty restaurants. Cité Europe is situated 2½ km south of Dunes du Fort-Mahon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calais and Cap Blanc-Nez.
Calais
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calais is a city of 73,000 people in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is the closest point on the European mainland to England; Dover lies across the English Channel just 32 km away.
Cap Blanc-Nez
Locality
Photo: Tony62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cap Blanc-Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale, in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France, culminating at 134 m. The cliffs of chalk are very similar to the white cliffs of Dover on the other side of the Channel in England. Cap Blanc-Nez is situated 7 km southwest of Dunes du Fort-Mahon.
Dunes du Fort-Mahon
- Type: Dune
- Also known as: “Dunes de Fort-Mahon”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.95805° or 50° 57′ 29″ northLongitude
1.802° or 1° 48′ 7″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9F23XR52+6QGeoNames ID
3296088
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Localities in the Area
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