Verdon Gorge

The Verdon Gorge is an awe-inspiring gorge in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region of . The gorge varies from between 6 and 100m at the bottom, and 200 to 1,500 m at its rim.
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  • Type: Gorge with an elevation of 386 metres
  • Description: river canyon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
  • Also known as: “Basses Gorges du Verdon”, “Galeries des Gorges”, and “Grand Cañon du Verdon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Château de la Palud-sur-Verdon and Église Notre-Dame de Vauvert.

Castle
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is a castle.

Church
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is a church.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Palud-sur-Verdon.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southeastern .

Verdon Gorge

Latitude
43.7497° or 43° 44′ 59″ north
Longitude
6.3286° or 6° 19′ 43″ east
Elevation
386 metres (1,266 feet)
Open location code
8FM8P8XH+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7193513219
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­gorge
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2969970
Wiki­data ID
Q687057
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Verdon Gorge” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Verdon arroila”
  • Basque: “Verdongo arroilak”
  • Bavarian: “Verdonschlucht”
  • Catalan: “Gorges del Verdon”
  • Catalan: “Gorges du Verdon”
  • Cebuano: “Gorges du Verdon”
  • Chinese: “韋爾東峽谷”
  • Chinese: “韦尔东峡谷”
  • Czech: “Grand canyon du Verdon”
  • Dutch: “Gorges du Verdon”
  • Esperanto: “Kanjono Verdon”
  • French: “canyon du Verdon”
  • French: “gorges du Verdon”
  • French: “Gorges du Verdon”
  • French: “Grand Canyon”
  • German: “Verdonschlucht”
  • Hebrew: “קניון ורדון”
  • Hungarian: “Verdon-kanyon”
  • Italian: “Gole del Verdon”
  • Japanese: “ヴェルドン峡谷”
  • Korean: “베르동 협곡”
  • Lithuanian: “Verdono tarpeklis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gorges du Verdon”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gòrgas de Verdon”
  • Polish: “Przełom Verdon”
  • Slovak: “Grand canyon du Verdon”
  • Slovenian: “Soteska Verdon”
  • Spanish: “Gargantas del Verdon”
  • Turkish: “Verdon vadisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вердонська ущелина”
  • Vietnamese: “Verdon Gorge”

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