Amoco Cadiz

Amoco Cadiz was an oil tanker owned by Amoco Transport Corp and transporting crude oil for Shell Oil. Operating under the flag, she ran aground on 16 March 1978 on Portsall Rocks, 2 km from the coast of Brittany, France.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Île Carn and Tumulus de l’île Carn.

Islet
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is an islet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Amoco Cadiz.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southeast of Amoco Cadiz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsall and Ploudalmézeau.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Amoco Cadiz.

Village
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is a commune in the department of in north-western . The village and port of Portsall is part of the commune. The Amoco Cadiz oil tanker ran aground off Portsall in 1978, causing a large crude oil spill. is situated 8 km southeast of Amoco Cadiz.

Amoco Cadiz

Latitude
48.59865° or 48° 35′ 55″ north
Longitude
-4.71755° or 4° 43′ 3″ west
Open location code
8CWQH7XJ+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7317355350
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wreck
Wiki­data ID
Q473794
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Amoco Cadiz” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Arabic: “أموكوكاديس”
  • Basque: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Breton: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Breton: “Lanv du an Amoco Cadiz”
  • Breton: “Peñse an Amoco Cadiz”
  • Catalan: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Czech: “Amoco Cádiz”
  • Dutch: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Finnish: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • French: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Galician: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • German: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Italian: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Japanese: “アコモカディス”
  • Japanese: “アモコ・カディス”
  • Japanese: “アモコカディス号”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “«Amoco Cadiz»”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “MT «Amoco Cadiz»”
  • Norwegian: “MT «Amoco Cadiz»”
  • Persian: “آموکو کدیز”
  • Polish: “Amoco cadiz”
  • Polish: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Polish: “M/t Amoco Cadiz”
  • Polish: “MT Amoco Cadiz”
  • Portuguese: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Russian: “Амоко Кадис”
  • Spanish: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Spanish: “Amoco Cádiz”
  • Swedish: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Ukrainian: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • Welsh: “Amoco Cadiz”
  • “Amoco Cadiz”

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