Bec_d'Ambès

Bec d'Ambès

Bec d'Ambès

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The Bec d'Ambès (French pronunciation: [bɛk dɑ̃bɛs], literally Beak of Ambès) is the point of confluence of the rivers Garonne and Dordogne, in the Gironde estuary.[1] Situated 15 miles north of Bordeaux, it has an oil refinery which was destroyed by bombing during World War II, but rebuilt after the war.[2] It is in the Ambès commune.

The Bec d'Ambès seen from Bayon-sur-Gironde.

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  1. [1]
    Chanson, Hubert (2011). Tidal Bores, Aegir, Eagre, Mascaret, Pororoca: Theory and Observations. World Scientific. p. 48. ISBN 978-9814335423. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Bec d'Ambès". Petroleum Refiner. 34: 102. 1955. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

45.0417°N 0.6067°W / 45.0417; -0.6067

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