V-3 cannon
The V-3 (Vergeltungswaffe 3) was a German World War II supergun working on the multi-charge principle whereby secondary propellant charges are fired to add velocity to a projectile.
Latitude and longitude of Le Portel
Satellite map of Le Portel
Le Portel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Population: 11,100
Latitude: 50° 42' 20.12" N
Longitude: 1° 34' 32.66" E
Articles of interest in Le Portel
24 Articles of interest near Le Portel, France
Show all articles in the mapKrupp K5
The Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 (E), in short K5 with the (E) signifying Eisenbahnlafette (railway car gun-mount), was a heavy railway gun used by Germany throughout World War II.
HVDC Cross-Channel
The HVDC Cross-Channel (French: Interconnexion France Angleterre) is the name given to two different high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnectors that operate or have operated under the English Channel between the continental European and Brit…
Cap Gris Nez
Cap Gris Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France.(Literal translation grey nose cape in English, from colloquial Dutch Grizenesse, grey headland; officially the Dutch name was Swartenesse to set it apart…
Côte d'Opale
Opal Coast (fr: Côte d'Opale) is a coast in northern France, on the English Channel, popular with tourists.
Étaples Military Cemetery
Étaples Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Étaples, near Boulogne on the north-west coast of France.
Canche
The river Canche (Dutch: De Kwinte) is one of the rivers that flow from the plateau of the southern Boulonnais and Picardy, into the English Channel. The Somme is the largest example. The basin of the Canche extends to 1,274 square kilometres (492 s…
Le Touquet – Côte d'Opale Airport
Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (French: Aéroport de Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale) (IATA: LTQ, ICAO: LFAT) is 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) east-southeast of Le Touquet, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
…Stade de la Libération
Stade de la Libération is a multi-use stadium in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of US Boulogne.
Operation Abercrombie
During World War II, Operation Abercrombie was an Anglo-Canadian reconnaissance raid on the area around the French coastal village of Hardelot, located south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Pas-de-Calais. It had been scheduled for the night of 19/20 Apr…
Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer
Nausicaā Centre National de la Mer is a public aquarium located in Boulogne-sur-Mer in France.
Column of the Grande Armée
The Column of the Grande Armée (French - Colonne de la grande Armée or Colonne Napoléone) is a 53 metre high Doric order triumphal column (modelled on Trajan's Column and other triumphal columns in Rome) on the Rue Napoleon in Wimille, near Boulogne…
Boulonnais (land area)
The Boulonnais (French pronunciation: [bu.lɔ.nɛ]) is a coastal area of northern France, around Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne is a minor basilica located in Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais département of northern France.
Gare de Boulogne-Ville
Gare de Boulogne-Ville is one of the railway stations serving the town Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France.
Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer
The Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer is a castle in the French seaport of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Pas-de-Calais département.
Gare d'Étaples-Le Touquet
Gare d'Étaples-Le Touquet is a railway station serving the towns Étaples and Le Touquet, both in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France.
Villa La Prairie
Villa La Prairie is one of the most distinctive productions of French architect Louis Quételart. The villa is located in the golf area of Le Touquet, alongside other villas built in the 1920s and 1930s, of which one was owned by Somerset Maugham and…