Côte de Nacre

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Côte de Nacre is a coastal area in Normandy, northern France, known for its sandy beaches along the English Channel and its role in the D-Day landings of World War II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Côte d'Émeraude 1
Côte de Nacre canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
tourist destination
borders English Channel
contains Juno Beach
Sword Beach
country France
hasActivity heritage tourism
seaside tourism
water sports
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasEconomicActivity fishing
shellfish farming
tourism
hasFeature seafront promenades
seaside villas
hasGeographicalFeature sandy beaches
hasHistoricalEvent Allied landings in June 1944
hasLandscape dunes
low sandy shoreline
seawalls
hasMemorial D-Day memorial sites
hasMuseum Juno Beach Centre
surface form: Juno Beach Centre in Courseulles-sur-Mer
hasTown Colleville-sur-Mer
surface form: Colleville-Montgomery

Courseulles-sur-Mer
Hermanville-sur-Mer
Langrune-sur-Mer
Lion-sur-Mer
Luc-sur-Mer
Ouistreham
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer
hasTransport ferry connections at Ouistreham
knownFor World War II history
role in the D-Day landings
language French
locatedIn Calvados department
Normandy
northern France
partOf D-Day landing beaches area
Normandy–Brittany coast
surface form: French Atlantic and Channel coasts

Norman coast
regionType coastal strip
tourismSeason summer

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ouistreham locatedOn Côte de Nacre
Saint-Malo locatedOn Côte de Nacre
this entity surface form: Côte d'Émeraude