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France : Nouvelle-Aquitaine

3.9 km (2.4 miles) SSW of Sindères, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Approx. altitude: 88 m (288 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 44°S 179°E

Accuracy: 3 m (9 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View East #3: View South #4: View West #5: The confluence point lies within long grass, at the edge of a pine forest #6: All GPS zeros! #7: Looking down on the point from 100 m above #8: View North from 100 m above the point #9: View East, from 100 m above the point #10: View South, from 100 m above the point #11: View West, from 100 m above the point

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  44°N 1°W (visit #5)  

#1: View North

(visited by Ross Finlayson)

26-Jul-2018 -- Driving southwestward along an autoroute towards my evening destination of Biarritz, I made a short detour to visit this fairly easy Degree Confluence Point, which lies on the edge of one of the many tracts of pine forest in this region of France. A narrow gravel road passes just 100 m west of the point. Deep ditches (filled with water) line the banks of this road, so it was a bit tricky to find a good place to park, and a good place to hike across the ditch to get to the point.

The point lies within long grass, just within the edge of a pine forest. As I approached the point, I could see that much of the grass had been tamped down - telling me that other people had visited here recently. I was also interested to see gorse growing here. Gorse - introduced from its native Europe - has become a major problem in my home country of New Zealand; it was interesting to finally see some growing where it actually belongs.

Here is a remote-controlled aerial video of this confluence point.


 All pictures
#1: View North
#2: View East
#3: View South
#4: View West
#5: The confluence point lies within long grass, at the edge of a pine forest
#6: All GPS zeros!
#7: Looking down on the point from 100 m above
#8: View North from 100 m above the point
#9: View East, from 100 m above the point
#10: View South, from 100 m above the point
#11: View West, from 100 m above the point
ALL: All pictures on one page