Adour (river)

Japanese: アドゥール[川]（英語表記）Adour

A river in southwestern France. It is 336 km long. It originates in the central Pyrenees, flows north, then flows west in a large arc, and empties into the Bay of Biscay near Bayonne. It is navigable up to the middle part of the river. Tarbes, the capital of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, is located at the northern foot of the Pyrenees, and the hot springs of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, located further upstream, have been famous since ancient times. The Armagnac Hills, which form the watershed with the Garonne, are a major producer of brandy (Armagnac) along with Cognac. The area between the Oloron River (Gave d'Olonne), a tributary, is called the Béarn region, and is a region of hills deeply inscribed by the Pau River (Gave de Pau), the largest tributary of the Pau River.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フランス南西部の川。全長336km。ピレネー山脈中部に源を発し，北流したのち大きく弧状に西流してバイヨンヌ近くでビスケー湾に注ぐ。中流部まで航行可能。ピレネー北麓にはオート･ピレネー県の中心都市タルブがあり，さらに上流の温泉地バニエール･ド･ビゴールは古くから有名。ガロンヌ川との分水界をなすアルマニャック丘陵はコニャックと並ぶブランデー(アルマニャック)の主産地。支流のオロロン川(ガーブ･ドロロン)との間はベアルン地方と呼ばれ，最大の支流ポー川(ガーブ･ド･ポー)に深く刻まれた丘陵地が広がる。

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