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Les Alliés
OSPAR beach ID:
FR061
Country:
France
Region:
1. Northern North Sea
Summary information
Tourism:
Yes
Cleaned:
Yes
Litter collection:
Yes
Beach factsheet:
Yes
Beach geography
Beach width at mean low spring tide:
306m
Beach width at mean high spring tide:
31m
Total length of beach:
27500m
Back of beach:
Dunes
Prevailing currents off the beach:
N
Prevailing currents off the beach:
E
Prevailing winds:
N
Prevailing winds:
E
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:
E
Beach coordinates
GPS coordinate 100m Start N/S:
51°3'1.85"N
100m Start E/W:
2°22'11.92"E
GPS coordinate 100m End N/S:
51°3'2.31"N
100m End E/W:
2°22'16.56"E
Beach location
Beach features
Type of beach material (%coverage):
sand 95%, shell sand 5%
Beach topography:
soft slope
Any objects in the sea that influence the currents:
a pier to the west of the site
Beach usage & access
Usage 1:
Coastal walking
Usage 1 when:
Whole year round
Usage 2:
Swimming
Usage 2 when:
Seasonal
Usage 3:
Fishing
Usage 3 when:
Whole year round
Access to the beach:
Vehicle
Access to the beach:
Pedestrian
Nearest town
Distance to the nearest town:
0.2km
Nearest town:
Dunkirk
Position of the town in relation to survey area:
South
Residential population of this town:
89000
Developments
Development behind the beach:
Yes
Development description:
housing construction
Food/drink outlets
Are there food and/or drink outlets on the beach:
Yes
Distance from the survey area to the food and/or drink outlet:
0.4km
Present all year round:
Yes
Position of food and/or drink outlet in relation to the survey area:
S
Position of food and/or drink outlet in relation to the survey area:
W
Nearest shipping lane
Distance from the beach to the nearest shipping lane:
1.7km
Estimated traffic density:
220000number of ships/year
Type of shipping that uses this lane:
Merchant ships
Position of shipping lane in relation to survey area:
N
Nearest harbour
Distance from the beach to the nearest harbour:
0.5km
Harbour name:
Grand port maritime de Dunkerque
Position of the harbour in relation to the survey area:
S
Position of the harbour in relation to the survey area:
W
Type of harbour:
Bulk and Ro-Ro cargo vessels
Size of harbour:
600(number of ships)
Nearest river mouth
Distance from the beach to the nearest river mouth:
1.9km
Name of the river:
Outlet canal
Position of river mouth in relation to survey area:
N
Position of river mouth in relation to survey area:
W
Waste water discharge
Discharge(s) of waste water nearby:
Yes
Distance from the beach to the discharge points:
1.8km
Position of discharge points in relation to survey area:
S
Position of discharge points in relation to survey area:
W
Beach cleaning
Beach cleaning all year round:
Daily
Beach cleaning seasonal:
Weekly
Seasonal cleaning months:
Octobre to March
Cleaning method:
Manually
Responsible for cleaning:
Ecoflandre