Pointe du Vaisseau
Pointe du Vaisseau is a locality in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Pointe du Vaisseau is situated nearby to the locality Plan de Miette, as well as near La Galère.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Col de Sormiou and Cosquer Cave.
Cosquer Cave
Cave
Photo: SiefkinDR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cosquer Cave is located in the Calanque de Morgiou in Marseille, France, near Cap Morgiou. The entrance to the cave is located 37 m underwater, due to the Holocene sea level rise, and contains various prehistoric rock art engravings. Cosquer Cave is situated 3 km east of Pointe du Vaisseau.
Baumettes Prison
Prison
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Baumettes Prison is a prison in the 9th arrondissement of Marseille. Baumettes Prison is situated 2½ km north of Pointe du Vaisseau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sormiou and Massif de Marseilleveyre.
Massif de Marseilleveyre
Locality
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Massif de Marseilleveyre is a locality, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Pointe du Vaisseau.
Calanques National Park
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Calanques National Park is a park in the Bouches-du-Rhône region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France. Located between Marseille and Cassis, the national park is famous for its many steep bays.
Pointe du Vaisseau
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Poupo de la Nau”
- Category: cape
- Location: Marseille, Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.20976° or 43° 12′ 35″ northLongitude
5.41141° or 5° 24′ 41″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8FM76C56+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 747711733OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
11101745
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In Other Languages
“Pointe du Vaisseau” goes by many names.
- Occitan (post 1500): “Poncha dau Vaissèu”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Vaisseau and La Pinède.
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