Island of Re (English spelling)

Japanese: レ[島]（英語表記）Île de Ré

An island in the Bay of Biscay in western France. It is part of the Charente-Maritime department and consists of two districts. It has a population of about 10,000 and an area of 85 km2. It is 2.5 km away from La Rochelle on the opposite shore, and is connected by a bridge. It faces the Breton Channel to the north and the Antioche Channel to the south. It is elongated from the northwest to the southeast, with a length of 28 km and a width of 3 to 5 km. The terrain is generally flat, and in the southwest of the island there are straight sand dunes along the coastline, with little vegetation and little human intervention. However, the northeastern coast has many inlets.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フランス西部，ビスケー湾に浮かぶ島。シャラント･マリティム県に属し，二つの郡からなる。人口約1万，面積85km2。対岸のラ･ロシェルから2.5km離れ，橋で結ばれている。北はブルトン水道，南はアンティオシュ水道に面する。北西～南東方向に細長く，長さ28km，幅3～5km。全般に平たんな地形であり，島の南西部には海岸線に沿って直線状に並ぶ砂丘があり，植生が少なく人の手が加わっていない。しかし，北東部の海岸には入江が多い。

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