Baie de Douarnenez
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The Baie de Douarnenez is a bay
in Finistère
, France
, between the Crozon
peninsula to the north and the cap Sizun
to the south. It is formed of a vast semi-circular basin over 16 km wide and 20 km deep. Although half-closed-off to the west by cap de la Chèvre
, it opens out again to a width of 9 km on the side of the mer d'Iroise. To the south-east is to be found the sardine port of Douarnenez which gives the bay its name, the only settlement of importance on the banks of the bay. The bathing station at Morgat is located to the north, on the Crozon peninsula.
Also in this bay is the town of Ys
, engulfed in a famous legend.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
in Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, between the Crozon
Crozon
Crozon is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Crozon is located on the Crozon peninsula on the west coast of Finistère. It is bordered by the communes of Camaret-sur-Mer to the west, Roscanvel to the northwest, Lanvéoc to the north, Landévennec to the...
peninsula to the north and the cap Sizun
Cap Sizun
The Cap Sizun is a headland forming the western extremity of the Cornouaille, in the French département of Finistère in Brittany, corresponding to the canton of Pont-Croix....
to the south. It is formed of a vast semi-circular basin over 16 km wide and 20 km deep. Although half-closed-off to the west by cap de la Chèvre
Cap de la Chèvre
The cap de la Chèvre is the southernmost point of the Crozon peninsula in western Brittany in France. Facing south, it faces the north side of cap Sizun and closes off the baie de Douarnenez....
, it opens out again to a width of 9 km on the side of the mer d'Iroise. To the south-east is to be found the sardine port of Douarnenez which gives the bay its name, the only settlement of importance on the banks of the bay. The bathing station at Morgat is located to the north, on the Crozon peninsula.
Also in this bay is the town of Ys
Ys
Ys , also spelled Is or Kêr-Is in Breton, and Ker-Ys in French , is a mythical city that was built on the coast of Brittany and later swallowed by the ocean...
, engulfed in a famous legend.