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Explore Wissant in France
Wissant in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 1,052 inhabitants is a town in France - some 144 mi or ( 231 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in Wissant is now 08:48 AM (Sunday) . 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 Wimille. 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 Wissant ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Une journée au Nord-Pas de Calais
A day in the north of France with my big guide! We went to visit The Grey Nose Cape and The White Nose Cape, then to sand expo at Touquet (which named as St Tropez in the north). ..
Bunkertours - Atlantikwall 2002 Frankreich - Vom Pas de Calais zur Normandie - Remix 2010
Besichtigung der Reste des Atlantikwalls im Jahr 2002 - Bereich Pas de Calais mit den Stellungen der V2 und V3 in Eperlecques, La Coupole und Mimoyecques sowie der 38cm Batterie Todt. Teile der Landun ..
Batterie Todt Casement (turm) No 4, France
Batterie Todt consists of 4 massive concrete artillery emplacements, one of which (no 1) is today a museum (not featured here as it was closed the day I was there) and several small outer (ranging?) b ..
5 JAN 2010 FRANCE PAS-DE-CALAIS WISSANT SOUS LA NEIGE PART 2/2
A partir de 16.00H la neige change Wissant dans un décor féérique.... ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Cap Blanc Nez
Cap Blanc Nez (literally "Cape White Nose" in English) is a cape on the Côte d'Opale, in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France. The cliffs of chalk are very similar to the white cliffs of Dover at the other side of the Channel in England.
Located at 50.92 1.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Saint-Inglevert Airfield
Saint-Inglevert Airfield is a general aviation airfield at Saint-Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais, France. In the First World War an airfield was established near Saint-Inglevert by the Royal Flying Corps, later passing to the Royal Air Force on formation and thus becoming RAF Saint Inglevert. In 1920, a civil airfield was established on a different site which was a designated customs airfield. During the Second World War, Saint-Inglevert was occupied by the Royal Air Force and the Armée de l'Air.
Located at 50.88 1.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Cap Gris Nez
Cap Gris Nez (literally grey nose cape in English, Swartenesse in Dutch, now obsolete; compare other headlands in -ness) is a cape on the Côte d'Opale in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France. It is between Wissant and Audresselles, in the commune of Audinghen. The cliffs of the Cap are the closest point of France to England - 34 km from their English counterparts at Dover.
Located at 50.87 1.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Hubert Latham
Arthur Charles Hubert Latham (10 January 1883 – 25 June 1912) was a French aviation pioneer. He was the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. Due to engine failure during his first of two attempts to cross the Channel, he became the first person to land an aeroplane on a body of water.
Located at 50.93 1.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Sangatte
Sangatte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department on the northern coast of France on the English Channel. Like many place names in French Flanders, the name is of Flemish (Dutch) origin (Zandgat) and means "gap in the sand".
Located at 50.93 1.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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