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Map of the Camargue. With an area of over 930 km 2 (360 sq mi), the Camargue is one of western Europe's largest river deltas [citation needed].It is a vast plain comprising large brine lagoons or étangs, cut off from the sea by sandbars and encircled by reed-covered marshes.
The Parc naturel régional de Camargue is a protected area which was designated in 1970 along the shoreline of the Camargue, France. [1] The park protects a wetland environment and an adjacent marine area. The boundaries of the park have been expanded to include a lagoon called the Étang de Vaccarès.
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Cormorants at dusk on the pond of Vaccarès Shoreline of the Étang de Vaccarès Shore of the Étang de Vaccarès Map of the Camargue showing the location of the Étang de Vaccarès. Étang de Vaccarès is a lake, or, more accurately, a salt water lagoon (French: étang), in the wetlands of the Camargue in the delta of the River Rhône in ...
Camargue is a natural region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône delta. Camargue may also refer to: Camargue (horse) Rolls-Royce Camargue; Operation Camargue in the First Indochina War; Camargue cattle; Camargue equitation; Camargue red rice; a style of bullfighting practiced in the ...
It is east of Le Grau-du-Roi and west of the Petit-Rhône, in the Petite Camargue region. The dune system is almost 18 kilometers (11 miles) long and stretches across several hectares. [2] L'Espiguette is a preserved wild natural site, although it is fragile. The beaches at the location attract numerous tourists and swimmers each year. [3]
Camargue Horses registered in the stud book, foaled and identified in Camargue area, branded before weaning, and from a manade (a small, semi-feral herd structure). The berceau or cradle of the breed is strictly defined, and consists of 45 communes in the départements of Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard and Hérault. [12] Camargue hors manade
Camargue equitation is the traditional style of working equitation of the gardian herders of the Camargue region of southern France. It is closely associated with the Camargue horse , with Camargue cattle , and with the bouvino , the traditional cultural world of cattle farming in the Camargue.