- Aber Wrac'h
The Aber Wrac'h is a small village and port located on the Wrac'h river on in the commune of
Landéda in the department ofFinistère in France, located inBrittany .The Wrac'h river source is
Trémaouézan . It travels throughPloudaniel ,Folgoët ,Lannilis andPlouguerneau and enters the ocean in the estuary between theSainte Marguerite peninsula and the headland of the Virgin Island.Origin of the name
The Aber Wrac'h derives its name from the first immersed rock of its channel, “Ar Grach” which means “the old woman” (the fish).
An alternative theory is that the name is derived from the “estuary of the fairy” which may be related to the alleged Gallo-Roman bridge located upstream of the river mouth (ruins still visible today) named Bridge of the Devil.
See also:
Aber and Inver as place-name elements .Islands in the vicinity of Aber Wrac'h
They following archipelago of is also referred to as the islands of Lilia :
* Cézon island and its Fort
* Wrac'h Island
* Stagadon island
* Island of Erch
* Island of the CrossRecreation
The town is a popular location and base for
sailing ,windsurfing andkitesurfing . [ [http://www.kitebeaches.com/component/option,com_kitebeaches/task,show/id,4172/ Aber Wrac'h] Kitebeaches.com] [ [http://holidays.ucpa.com/programme.aspx?programme=SFAABEV12 UCPA Aber Wrac'h Bretagne Kitesurf] ] [ [http://www.windguru.com/int/index.php?sc=48440 WindGURU: France - L'Aber Wrac'h] ]External links
* [http://www.svdalliance.com/France%202.htm l'Aber Wrac'h] , S/V Dalliance
* [http://www.abers-tourisme.com/index.php?vrs=3 Abers tourist center website]References
* Translated from [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aber-Wrac%27h Aber Wrac'h] , French Wikipedia
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