7073 x 4720 px | 59,9 x 40 cm | 23,6 x 15,7 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
12. April 2016
Ort:
Europe France Bouches-du-Rhône department Provence Camargue
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Camargue (French pronunciation: [kaˈmaʁɡ]) (Provençal Carmaga ) is a natural region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western one is the Petit Rhône. Administratively it lies within the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the appropriately named "Mouths of the Rhône", and covers parts of the territory of the communes of Arles – the largest commune in Metropolitan France, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer – the second largest – and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. A further expanse of marshy plain, the Petite Camargue (little Camargue), just to the west of the Petit Rhône, is in the département of Gard. Camargue was designated a Ramsar site as a "Wetland of International Importance" on 1 December 1986.