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Les Basses Falaises
OSPAR beach ID:
FR004
Country:
France
Region:
3. Southern North Sea
Summary information
Tourism:
No
Cleaned:
No
Litter collection:
No
Beach factsheet:
No
Beach geography
Beach width at mean low spring tide:
80m
Beach width at mean high spring tide:
15m
Total length of beach:
1800m
Back of beach:
Cliffs
Prevailing currents off the beach:
S
Prevailing winds:
N
Prevailing winds:
W
Direction the beach is facing when looking from the beach to the sea:
N
Direction the beach is facing when looking from the beach to the sea:
W
Beach coordinates
GPS coordinate 100m Start N/S:
49°32'20.10"N
100m Start E/W:
0°4'35.76"E
GPS coordinate 100m End N/S:
49°32'17.16"N
100m End E/W:
0°4'33.60"E
GPS coordinate 1km Start N/S:
49°32'31.20"N
1km Start E/W:
0°4'42.90"E
GPS coordinate 1km End N/S:
49°32'1.08"N
1km End E/W:
0°4'24.18"E
Date position measured:
02 December 2014
Beach location
Beach features
Type of beach material (%coverage):
90% pebbles, 5% boulders, 5% sand
Beach topography:
exposed pebble beach - 30%
Beach usage & access
Usage 1:
Coastal walking
Usage 1 when:
Whole year round
Access to the beach:
Pedestrian
Nearest town
Distance to the nearest town:
2.0km
Nearest town:
Le Havre
Position of the town in relation to survey area:
SE
Residential population of this town:
175000
Developments
Development behind the beach:
No
Food/drink outlets
Are there food and/or drink outlets on the beach:
No
Nearest shipping lane
Distance from the beach to the nearest shipping lane:
5.0km
Type of shipping that uses this lane:
All kinds
Position of shipping lane in relation to survey area:
S
Position of shipping lane in relation to survey area:
W
Nearest harbour
Distance from the beach to the nearest harbour:
10.0km
Harbour name:
Le Havre
Position of the harbour in relation to the survey area:
E
Position of the harbour in relation to the survey area:
S
Nearest river mouth
Distance from the beach to the nearest river mouth:
5.0km
Name of the river:
Seine
Position of river mouth in relation to survey area:
E
Beach cleaning
Beach cleaning all year round:
Other
Beach cleaning seasonal:
Other
Seasonal cleaning months:
irregular 4 times/ year
Cleaning method:
Manually
Responsible for cleaning:
A local social re-insertion NGO: Aquacaux (at the request of communes) also in charge of the OSPAR survey