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Delve into Wittes in France
Wittes in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 713 residents is located in France - some 126 mi or ( 202 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Wittes is now 08:11 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Warne. While being here, you might want to check out London . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Wittes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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La planète Terre et ses merveilles
"La Terre est le probable paradis perdu" ..
Tunisie (juillet 2008)
Extrait de vacances en Tunisie (Zarzis) ..
Train from St Omer to Calais
Train from St Omer to Calais ..
Péniche leaving the 'Ecluse des Fontinettes' to fast
While waiting to enter the 'Ecluse des Fontinettes', a empty péniches leaves the lock a full speed creating a high wave. Watch the boat in front of us! Our front line snapped! On Radar the speed was 1 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Laquette
The Laquette is a river of northern France, right tributary of the Lys. It flows into the Lys in Aire-sur-la-Lys.
Located at 50.64 2.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Canal de la Nieppe
The Canal de la Nieppe was part of the Hazebrouck Canals (French: Canaux d'Hazebrouck). It connected to the River Lys at Thiennes with a second connection to the River Lys at Merville. It was 23 km with 4 locks. The other canals composing the Hazebrouck canals are the Canal de Préaven, Canal de la Bourre, Canal d'Hazebrouck.
Located at 50.65 2.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Fontinettes boat lift
The Fontinettes Boat Lift was built in 1888 on the Canal de Neufosse and connected the River Aa and the Neufossé Canal in Arques, near Saint-Omer in the Pas-de-Calais to connect in France. It was capable of lifting vessels of 300 tonnes displacement. It was designed to avoid the need to use five locks which took some 90 minutes to change height by 13 metres. It was inspired by the similar Anderton Boat Lift built in 1875 in Cheshire, England.
Located at 50.73 2.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Canton of Arques
The Canton of Arques is a canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Located at 50.74 2.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Canal de Neufossé
The Canal de Neufossé is a French canal connecting the Aa River in Arques to the Canal d'Aire in Aire-sur-la-Lys. It is a segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. In 1760, the Neufossé canal was built to link the river Lys to the Aa, and give Lille and other inland towns a French route to the sea.
Located at 50.74 2.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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