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ABER [1 record]

Record 1 2005-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

The three Abers Benoît, Ildut and, further east, the Aber Wrac'h are unique, at least in France: they are glacial inlets -- related perhaps to the fjords of Norway in origin if not in scale. They are each sheltered tidal inlets, the home to fishermen, oysters, yachts and wildlife.

CONT

Porspoder ... The coast has numerous estuary basins called Abers: Aber-Wrach, Aber-Benoît, Aber-Ildut ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

En Bretagne, France, vallée envahie par la mer.

OBS

aber : Terme d'origine celtique, employé aussi bien en Ecosse, en Irlande, au pays de Galles qu'en Bretagne. Souvent assimilé à ria, il s'en distingue, selon certains géographes, par un remblaiement alluvionnaire plus important. En Bretagne, trois embouchures fluviales correspondent à cette définition : l'aber Wrac'h, l'aber Benoît et l'aber Ildut, tous situés en pays léonard.

Spanish

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