Canadian National Vimy Memorial

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War.
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  • Scenic viewpoint
  • …lies at an elevation of 145 metres (476 feet)
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 10 metres (33 feet) tall
  • Description: memorial located in Pas-de-Calais, in France
  • Also known as
    “Vimy Memorial”
    “Vimy Ridge Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moroccan Division Memorial and Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery.
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Memorial
is situated 320 metres west of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cemetery
is a Commonwealth War… is situated 780 metres southwest of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cemetery
is a Commonwealth War Graves… is situated 790 metres west of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liévin and Avion.
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Town
is a commune in the department in northern France. is situated 5 km north of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
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Town
is a commune in the department in the region of . is situated 6 km northeast of Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
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is a city in , France.

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

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Latitude
50.37966° or 50° 22′ 47″ north
Longitude
2.77405° or 2° 46′ 27″ east
Open location code
9F249QHF+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 117298239
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q2561040

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In Other Languages

From Central Kurdish to Ukrainian—“Canadian National Vimy Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Central Kurdish: “بیرەوەری ڤیمی نیشتمانی کەنەدیەکان”
  • Chinese: “加拿大国家维米纪念碑”
  • Chinese: “加拿大國家維米紀念碑”
  • Dutch: “Canadian National Vimy Memorial”
  • Dutch: “Vimy Memorial”
  • French: “Mémorial de Vimy”
  • French: “mémorial national du Canada à Vimy”
  • French: “Monument Commémoratif du Canada à Vimy”
  • German: “Canadian National Vimy Memorial”
  • Hebrew: “האנדרטה הקנדית הלאומית לזכר קרב רכס וימי”
  • Hungarian: “Vimyi kanadai nemzeti emlékmű”
  • Japanese: “ヴィミー・メモリアル”
  • Japanese: “カナダ国立ヴィミ記念墓地”
  • Korean: “캐나다 국립 비미 기념비”
  • Persian: “بنای یادبود ملی کانادایی ویمی”
  • Polish: “Canadian National Vimy Memorial”
  • Russian: “Вимийский мемориал”
  • Russian: “Канадский национальный мемориал Вими”
  • Spanish: “Memorial nacional canadiense de Vimy”
  • Spanish: “Monumento conmemorativo nacional canadiense de Vimy”
  • Ukrainian: “Вімійський меморіал”

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