An island in the Charente-Maritime department in western France. Population 16,000 (1975). It is the second largest island in France after Corsica in terms of area (175 km2). It faces the south side of the Charente River mouth, and is separated from the neighboring Île de Ré by the Antioche Channel, and from the Charente-Maritime department on the opposite shore by the Momuson Channel. In 1966, a 3 km long bridge was completed, connecting it to the continent by land. The island is a low plateau made of limestone, with sand dunes on the periphery and forests in places. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
フランス西部,シャラント・マリティーム県に属する島。人口1万6000(1975)。フランスではコルシカ島に次いで2番目の面積(175km2)を有する。シャラント河口の南側に面し,隣接するレ島とはアンチオシュ水道によって隔てられ,モミュソン水道によって対岸のシャラント・マリティーム県と対している。1966年,長さ3kmの橋の完成によって,大陸側と陸路で結ばれた。島全体は石灰岩からなる低い台地で,周辺部には砂丘が連なり,ところどころが林地でおおわれている。
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