Cotentin Peninsula - Cotentin Peninsula (English spelling)

Japanese: コタンタン半島 - こたんたんはんとう(英語表記)Presqu'île du Cotentin
Cotentin Peninsula - Cotentin Peninsula (English spelling)

A peninsula jutting out into the English Channel in northwestern France. It occupies the northern half of the Manche department, in the northernmost part of Normandy. In Japan, it is also called the Normandy Peninsula. The main industries in the inland hilly areas are raising dairy cows, and along the coast are growing apples and vegetables, especially carrots. The area around Cape La Hague at the tip is beautifully scenic, and the coast has many resorts such as beaches and fishing ports, with Cherbourg being its central city. During the Normandy landings in June 1944, towards the end of World War II, Allied forces also landed near the mouth of the Beale River on the east side of the peninsula, and secured Cherbourg three weeks later.

[Tadashi Takahashi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

フランス北西部、イギリス海峡に突出する半島。ノルマンディー地方の最北部、マンシュ県の北半を占める。日本では、ノルマンディー半島ともいう。内陸の丘陵地は乳牛の飼育、沿海地はリンゴや野菜栽培、とくにニンジンの栽培を主たる産業とする。先端のラ・アーグ岬付近は風光明媚(めいび)で、海岸には海水浴場などの保養地や漁港が多く、シェルブールがその中心の都市である。第二次世界大戦末期の1944年6月のノルマンディー上陸作戦において、半島東側のビール川河口付近にも連合軍が上陸、3週間後にシェルブールを確保した。

[高橋 正]

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