Chalk Pit
Chalk Pit is a quarry in Contalmaison, Arrondissement of Péronne, Hauts-de-France. Chalk Pit is situated nearby to the forest Contalmaison Wood, as well as near Pozieres British Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pozieres British Cemetery and 2nd Canadian Cemetery Sunken Road.
Pozieres British Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pozieres British Cemetery is situated 690 metres northwest of Chalk Pit.
2nd Canadian Cemetery Sunken Road
Cemetery
Photo: Ybroc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
2nd Canadian Cemetery Sunken Road is situated 740 metres northeast of Chalk Pit.
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison
Cemetery
Photo: Ybroc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison is situated 1 km northeast of Chalk Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martinpuich and Albert.
Martinpuich
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 18 miles south of Arras. Martinpuich is situated 4 km northeast of Chalk Pit.
Albert
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume.
Longueval
Village
Photo: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Longueval is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Longueval is situated 6 km east of Chalk Pit.
Chalk Pit
- Type: Quarry
- Also known as: “Carrière de craie”
- Category: industry
- Location: Contalmaison, Arrondissement of Péronne, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.02906° or 50° 1′ 45″ northLongitude
2.72085° or 2° 43′ 15″ eastOpen location code
9F242PHC+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 208005452OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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