Île d'Arun
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The Île d'Arun is an islet in the confluence
of the rivers Aulne
and Le Faou
, at the base of the roadstead of Brest
. It is located in the territory of the commune of Rosnoën
in Finistère
, France
, and its highest point above sea level is 11m. Accessible by a land route, it was the stopping-off point for gunpowder headed from the powder-mills at Pont-de-Buis
to the naval port at Brest
. It thus has the remains of a powder-magazine
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the rivers Aulne
Aulne
The Aulne is a 140 km long river of Brittany in north-western France, flowing down the hills and emptying into the roadstead of Brest, one of the many fjord-like bays just south of Brest. The river is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest, the navigation canal that once connected the city of Nantes...
and Le Faou
Le Faou
Le Faou is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Le Faou are called Faouistes.-Events:...
, at the base of the roadstead of Brest
Roadstead of Brest
The roadstead of Brest is a roadstead or bay located in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. The surface area is about 180 km² . The port of Brest is located on its northern edge and one of the two French naval bases...
. It is located in the territory of the commune of Rosnoën
Rosnoën
Rosnoën is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Rosnoën are called in French Rosnoënais.-References:** -External links:* *...
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...
, and its highest point above sea level is 11m. Accessible by a land route, it was the stopping-off point for gunpowder headed from the powder-mills at Pont-de-Buis
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch are called in French Pontdebuisiens.-References:** -External links:**...
to the naval port at Brest
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
. It thus has the remains of a powder-magazine