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Explore Dunkirk in France
Dunkirk in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 71,287 inhabitants is a town in France - some 152 mi or ( 244 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in Dunkirk is now 09:59 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Valenciennes. Since you are here already, make sure to check out London . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Dunkirk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Darkorbit Moi et Mon frèro
Dj Raaban - Can you feel il! Dj Raaban - Drop the base Dj Splash - Trip To Paradise ..
les prout ton coeur 2011
concert des prout au kursaal de dunkerque le 29 janvier 2011 a 20h30 ..
Dunkerque beach
Panorámica de la playa de Dunkerque. ..
Honda Goldwing meeting Dunkerque 2012 Goldwing club des pays du nord FGWCF
Honda Goldwing meeting Dunkerque 2012 fgwcf.org Goldwing club des pays du nord FGWCF ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Canal de Furnes
The Canal de Furnes connects Dunkerque to Furnes, Belgium. The Belgian border is at PK13 and the canal continues into Belgium as Canal Nieuport-Dunkerque.
Located at 51.05 2.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Canal de Bergues
The Canal de Bergues is an 8 km long canal connecting Bergues and the ports at Dunkerque, in the Nord department, in northern France. It was built in 16th century. The canal was in use in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 18th is now a deadend at Bergues.
Located at 51.05 2.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Dunkirk lighthouse
Dunkirk lighthouse (phare de Dunkerque or phare de Risban) is an automated first order (i.e. 60 km beam or further) port lighthouse, the highest of this type in France. It is sited near Dunkirk. Construction on the lighthouse was completed in 1842.
Located at 51.05 2.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Duchesse Anne
The Duchesse Anne (formerly called Großherzogin Elisabeth) is the last remaining full-rigged French ship. It was built in 1901 with a steel hull by the yard of Johann C. Tecklenborg of Bremerhaven-Geestemünde according to plans drawn by Georg W. Claussen. The mainmast is 48 m tall and 25 sails were rigged. As the Duchesse Anne, the ship has been a classified Monument since 5 November 1982.
Located at 51.04 2.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Dunkirk evacuation
The Dunkirk evacuation, commonly known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, code-named Operation Dynamo by the British, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and the early hours of 4 June 1940, because the British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk in the Second World War. The evacuation was ordered on 26 May.
Located at 51.03 2.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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