Which area in the BBC Shipping Forecast is known in the French equivalent as Pas de Calais?
"frequently used by the inhabitants. With its 330.8 people per km on just over 12,414 km, it is a densely populated region, having some 4.1 million inhabitants, 7% of France's total population, making it the fourth most populous region in the country, 83% of whom live in urban communities. Its administrative centre and largest city is Lille. The second largest city is Calais, which serves as a major continental economic/transportation hub with Dover of Great Britain away; this makes Nord-Pas-de-Calais the closest continental European connection to the Great Britain. Other major towns include Valenciennes, Lens, Douai, Béthune, Dunkirk, Maubeuge, Boulogne,"
"that the invasion of Europe at D-Day was to occur here, rather than in Normandy. Pas-de-Calais is in the current region of Hauts-de-France and is surrounded by the departments of Nord and Somme, the English Channel, and the North Sea. It shares a nominal border with the English county of Kent halfway through the Channel Tunnel. Its principal towns are, on the coast, Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer and Étaples, and in Artois, Lens, Liévin, Arras, and Saint-Omer. The principal rivers are the following: The economy of the department was long dependent on mining, primarily the coal mines near the town of Lens,"
"Wight, Portland and Plymouth respectively Pas de Calais, Antifer, Casquets and Ouessant. In the forecast, areas are named in a roughly clockwise direction, strictly following the order above. However, a forecast for Trafalgar is found only in the 0048 forecast – other forecasts do, however, report when there are warnings of gales in Trafalgar. The coastal weather stations named in the Shipping Forecast (and numbered on the map) are: The Shipping Forecast includes a ""general situation"" update for the British Isles, followed by a forecast for inshore waters of the United Kingdom, divided by area. These areas are: The forecast,"
"2016, French authorities announced that the camp had been cleared. Calais is located on the Pas de Calais, which marks the boundary between the English Channel and North Sea and located at the opposite end of the Channel Tunnel, from Dover. On a clear day the White cliffs of Dover can be viewed across the channel. Aside from being an important port and boarding point between France and England, it is at the nucleus of many major railway and highway networks and connected by road to Arras, Lens, Béthune and St. Omer. Dunkirk is located about to the east. Calais"
"Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais (, is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Nord-Pas-de-Calais borders the English Channel (west), the North Sea (northwest), Belgium (north and east) and Picardy (south). The majority of the region was once part of the historical (Southern) Netherlands, but gradually became part of France between 1477 and 1678, particularly during the reign of king Louis XIV. The historical French provinces that preceded Nord-Pas-de-Calais are Artois, French Flanders, French Hainaut and (partially) Picardy. These provincial designations are still"
"Port of Calais The Port of Calais is a port in Calais, northern France. The port is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. It accounts for more than a third of economic activity in the town of Calais. The Port of Calais was the first cable ship port in Europe and is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. P&O Ferries Pride Of Canterbury, Pride Of Kent, Spirit Of Britain, Spirit Of France, Pride Of Burgundy, European Seaway DFDS Seaways Cote des Dunes, Cote des Flandres, Calais Seaways MyFerryLink"
"Côte d'Opale Opal Coast (fr: ""Côte d'Opale"") is a coast in northern France, on the English Channel, popular with tourists. The ""Côte d'Opale"" is a French coastal region bordering Belgium, situated opposite the cliffs of the south-east of England, facing the English Channel and the North Sea. The ""Côte d'Opale"" extends over of coast between the Belgian border and the border with Picardy. The Côte d'Opale contains varied landscapes like beaches, dunes, swamps, estuaries or cliffs. The Côte d'Opale is marked by the presence of two big cliffs situated between Calais and Boulogne: the ""Cap Gris Nez"" (literally ""grey nose"
"Sangatte Sangatte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department on the northern coast of France on the English Channel. Like many place names in French Flanders, the name is of Flemish (Dutch) origin (Zandgat) and means ""gap in the sand"". Sangatte became internationally famous because of the works for the Channel Tunnel and is the location for the tunnel's French cooling station, its British counterpart being at Samphire Hoe. In addition, it is the French end-point for the HVDC Cross-Channel, the connection between the UK and French electricity grids. 'Blériot-Plage' is named to commemorate Louis Blériot who, on the July"
"is located north of the French capital of Paris, or around by car. The commune of Calais is bordered by the English channel to the north, Sangatte and Coquelles to the west, Coulogne to the south and Marck to the east. The core area of the city is divided into the Old Town area within the old city walls, and the younger suburbs of St. Pierre, which are connected by a boulevard. Calais is part of the Côte d'Opale (Opal Coast), a cliff-lined section of northern French coast that parallels the white cliffs on the British coast and is part"
"there is a higher risk of snow at Rocroi, Givet, and Sedan – all cities in the north of the department where the common characteristics of the degraded continental climate prevail. This nuance of climate is also evident by the temperature difference with the adjoining regions. The Nord-Pas-de-Calais and the Parisian Basin benefit from the maritime influences of the English Channel, the Pas de Calais, and the North Sea as well as the geophysical conditions in the presence of relatively flat terrain. This climatic difference is particularly pronounced in the presence of frost especially in the valleys of the Meuse,"
"thus allowing Calais to jump from being a Panamax port to a port capable of handling Capesize vessels. Buses connect the port with Gare de Calais-Ville on the SNCF network. There are regular TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais trains through Hazebrouck to Lille Flandres (for SNCB/NMBS into Belgium, for example to Gent-Sint-Pieters), Calais-Fréthun, Boulogne, as well as along the coast via Gravelines to Dunkerque. There are also direct TGV trains which run from Gare de Calais-Ville then via Calais-Fréthun (served by Eurostar) to Lille-Europe and Paris Gare du Nord. Port of Calais The Port of Calais is a port in Calais, northern France."
"English Channel, but it has since been pointed out that there were previous such flights, including one as long ago as 1981. The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 06/24 which measures . Calais–Dunkerque Airport Calais–Dunkerque Airport () is an airport located in Marck, east-northeast of Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The airport also serves Dunkerque (a commune in the Nord department). In the 1950s and early 1960s, the airport was busy with cross-channel service, including car ferry flights, by private airlines such as"
"Pays de Caux The Pays de Caux (, ) is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French ""département"" of Seine Maritime in Normandy. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast; its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre. In the east, it borders on the Pays de Bray where the strata below the chalk show through. Cauchois is a notable dialect of the Norman language. The Pays de Caux is one of the remaining strongholds of the Norman language outside the"
"for land transport. The Channel Tunnel now provides an alternative route, crossing beneath the strait at an average depth of below the seabed. The town of Dover gives its name to one of the sea areas of the British Shipping Forecast. The strait is believed to have been created by the erosion of a land bridge that linked the Weald in Great Britain to the Boulonnais in the Pas de Calais. The predominant geology on both the British and French sides and on the seafloor is chalk. Although somewhat resistant to erosion, erosion of both coasts has created the famous"
"Arques, Pas-de-Calais Arques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, bordering Saint-Omer. Arques is situated in the middle of the Hauts-de-France region, 40 km from Calais and Dunkerque, and 45 km from Boulogne-sur-Mer. It lies on the border of the departments of Pas-de-Calais and Nord. The town is crossed by the Neufossé Canal, which connects the rivers Aa and Lys. The commune also includes several lakes—Beauséjour, Arc-en-ciel, Malhôve, Batavia—and part of the forest of Rihout-Clairmarais. Arques is in the region of French Flanders. As this area has been under Belgian, English, French and Spanish rule, many of"
"Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Oise, Aisne. Arras is in the south-east part of the Pas-de-Calais department and forms the Arras district (""arrondissement d'Arras"" in French) in the Artois, a former province of northern France. By car, it is north of Paris, east of the English Channel, south of Brussels, and south of Amsterdam. The city's total area is . The lowest point in the city is at above sea level and the highest is at . The soil of Arras is primarily composed of chalk, a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock that formed what is called the European stratigraphic unit. That"
"Strait of Dover The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait, historically known as the Dover Narrows ( - ""Strait of Calais""); or ""Straat van Dover""), is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel, marking the boundary between the Channel and North Sea, separating Great Britain from continental Europe. The shortest distance across the strait, , is from the South Foreland, northeast of Dover in the English county of Kent, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French département of Pas-de-Calais. Between these points lies the most popular route for cross-channel swimmers. The entire"
"Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (), often called Boulogne (, Latin: ""Gesoriacum"" or ""Bononia"", , ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after Lille conurbation. Boulogne is its department's second-largest city after Calais, and the 60th-largest in France. It is also the country's largest fishing port, specialising in herring. Boulogne is an ancient town, and was the major Roman port for trade and communication with"
"to the centre (within two hours on horseback) to take care of their ships and their cargos. Saint-Coulomb Saint-Coulomb () is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Inhabitants are called ""colombanais"" in French. Its name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the years 580 - 590. Accompanied by several monks, he crossed the English Channel and arrived either on the ""Du Guesclin"" beach, either a few hundreds meters further in the west. This commune has several beaches, very frequented by tourists in summer. The Malouinières are historic buildings built between 1650 and 1730 within"
"Saint-Valery-en-Caux Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some west of Dieppe at the junction of the D53, D20, D79 and the D925 roads. Here, huge chalk cliffs rise up from the pebble beach (sandy at low tide) to overlook the English Channel. The SNCF station is no longer in use and the only way to get out of this beautiful town is by bus - which are few and far between. It is said to have been"
"Reinforcements sent from Britain to Boulogne and Calais arrived in time to forestall the Germans and hold them off when they advanced again on 22 May. The term ""Channel Ports"" refers to Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk (and sometimes Ostend in Belgium). The ports are the nearest to Cap Gris Nez, the shortest crossing from England and are the most popular for passenger traffic. Calais is built on low ground with low sand dunes on either side and is enclosed by fortifications. There was a citadel in the old town surrounded by water and in 1940 on the east side, the"
"Wissant Wissant (; from Dutch ""wit zand""; equal to English ""white sand"") is a seaside commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Wissant is a fishing port and farming village located approximately north of Boulogne, west-southwest of Calais, southeast of Dover, west-southwest of Dunkirk, from the Belgian coast, north of Le Havre, northeast of Brest, and north of Paris, at the junction of the D238 and the D940 roads, on the English Channel coast. Located at the eastern end of a lagoon formed by a storm-breach of the coastal dunes, probably in the mid-10th century, Wissant"
"denotes the sea area east of a line from to ; this corresponds to the northern part of the UK shipping forecast sea area of Biscay. The Iroise coastline consists of a rich variety of beaches, rocky cliffs, sand dunes, coves and islands such as the Île de Sein and the Island of Molene. The considerable differences in depth and the adjacent English Channel create the strong currents through the Iroise. High tides in the Channel bring about strong north-easterly currents, which reverse at low tide. The currents can reach particularly high speeds at the Raz de Sein or the"
"Val de Saire The Val de Saire (or Vale of the River Saire) is an area situated in the north of the Cotentin Peninsula, to the east of Cherbourg in the French region of Lower Normandy. To the south lies the Plain. It is named after the river Saire, which flows from Mesnil-au-Val into the English Channel between Réville and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. The region is renowned for its seafood, in particular the oysters from around Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue and Tatihou, which are said to have a nutty flavour, and for the mussels fished off the coast of Barfleur, known as ""Blondes de Barfleur""."
"Val de Saire The Val de Saire (or Vale of the River Saire) is an area situated in the north of the Cotentin Peninsula, to the east of Cherbourg in the French region of Lower Normandy. To the south lies the Plain. It is named after the river Saire, which flows from Mesnil-au-Val into the English Channel between Réville and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. The region is renowned for its seafood, in particular the oysters from around Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue and Tatihou, which are said to have a nutty flavour, and for the mussels fished off the coast of Barfleur, known as ""Blondes de Barfleur""."
"refugee camp, colloquially dubbed Sans-gate (Lit. 'without gate') (see Channel Tunnel article for details). Nicolas Sarkozy, then Minister of the Interior, ordered its closure. There were riots in 2001 and 2002, the year the camp closed. In the BBC Two show ""Top Gear"", the three presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May crossed the Channel in an amphibious Nissan Navara and instead of finishing at Calais after leaving Dover, they ended up along the coast in Sangatte. Sangatte Sangatte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department on the northern coast of France on the English Channel. Like many place"
"Calais with some 11.52 million passengers, 1.4 million trucks and trailers, 2.249 million cars and 4,700 crossings a year. On average, ships sail from the port every 30 minutes. A new 400 million euro project is underway at the port to create a breakwater protecting a pool of 700 meters long, thus allowing virtually all types of ships to stop at Calais. As well as the large port, the town is served by three railway stations: Gare de Calais-Fréthun, Gare de Calais-Ville, and Gare des Fontinettes, the former being the first stop on mainland Europe of the Eurostar line. Gare"
"Migrants around Calais Since 1999, thousands of migrants and refugees (mostly from Africa and Asia) have gathered around the French port city of Calais, seeking to enter the United Kingdom by crossing the Channel Tunnel or by surreptitiously boarding the cargo area of lorries heading for ferries that cross the English Channel. They have formed an unauthorised community commonly referred to as the ""Calais Jungle"". This issue has affected the British and French governments, the Eurotunnel and P&O Ferries companies, and lorry drivers heading for the UK and their companies. Eurotunnel, the company that operates the Channel Tunnel, said that"
"after Île-de-France. The region covers an area of more than . It borders Normandy, Grand Est, Île-de-France, Belgium (Flemish Region and Wallonia) and the United Kingdom via the English Channel. The region's interim name ""Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie"" was a hyphenated placename, created by hyphenating the merged regions' names—""Nord-Pas-de-Calais"" and ""Picardie""—in alphabetical order. On 14 March 2016, well ahead of the 1 July deadline, the Regional council decided on ""Hauts-de-France"" as the region's permanent name. The provisional name of the region was retired on 30 September 2016, when the new name of the region, Hauts-de-France, took effect. The region borders Belgium (Flanders and"
"8 and 9 September 1943, Le Portel suffered as part of Operation Cockade, a diversionary manoeuvre by the Allies to fool the Germans into believing the possibility of a landing on the English Channel. The bombings, which destroyed 93% of the village, also killed 376 civilians. On 12 August 1944, Charles de Gaulle was at Le Portel for its liberation. The town received the Croix de guerre with silver star for its sacrifice. Le Portel Le Portel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Le Portel is a tourist, fishing and light industrial town"
"landscape congress in Barcelona. <br> Harnes Harnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Harnes is an ex-coalmining and light industrial town situated some northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D162e and the D39. The Lens canal forms much of the southern border of the town and the A21 autoroute passes by a few yards from the canal. First recorded as Hamas, the town was known as Harnis until, in the 12th century, when its present spelling was used. It’s possible that the name comes from the Flemish ""Hearn"" meaning “Marsh”. The"
"Pas-de-Calais where coal was discovered in 1849. However, since World War II, the economy has become more diversified. The inhabitants of the department are called ""Pas-de-Calaisiens"". Pas-de-Calais is one of the most densely populated departments of France, and yet it has no large cities. Calais has only about 80,000 inhabitants, followed closely by Arras, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Lens and Liévin. The remaining population is primarily concentrated along the border with the department of Nord in the mining district, where a string of small towns constitutes an urban area with a population of about 1.2 million. The centre and south of the department"
"Calais (female) teams. There is also the SOC club which caters in a range of sports including athletics, handball and football and Yacht Club de Calais, a yachting club. Calais also has Les Seagulls, an American football team. The Port of Calais was the first cable ship port in Europe and is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. The port accounts for more than a third of economic activity of the town of Calais. Cargo traffic has tripled over the past two decades. In 2007 more than 41.5 million tonnes of traffic passed through"