The Garonne Canal (French: Canal latéral à la Garonne, pronounced [kanal lateʁal a la ɡaʁɔn]) or Canal de Garonne ([kanal də ɡaʁɔn]) is a French canal dating from the mid-19th century that connects Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe.The remainder of the route to Bordeaux uses the river Garonne.It is the continuation of the Canal du Midi which connects the …
The Garonne (/ ɡəˈrɒn, ɡæˈrɒn / gə-RON, garr-ON, French: [ɡaʁɔn] ⓘ; Catalan, Basque and Occitan: Garona, Occitan pronunciation: [ɡaˈɾunɔ]; Latin: Garumna[1][2] or Garunna) is a river that flows in southwest France and northern Spain.
Garonne River, most important river of southwestern France, rising in the Spanish central Pyrenees and flowing into the Atlantic by way of the estuary called the Gironde. It is 357 miles (575 km) long, excluding the Gironde Estuary (45 miles in …
Nov 3, 2021 · Garonne River is a transboundary river in Western Europe that rises in Spain’s Central Pyrenees and flows through southwestern France before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean via the Gironde Estuary. It flows for approximately 575 kilometers, excluding the estuary. The estuary is formed at Bec d’Ambes, where the Garonne meets the Dordogne River.
The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of 575km (360 miles). The French departments Haute-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne get their name from the Garonne river.
The Garonne river begins in Spain as the Garona, 35 kilometers south of the French border in the Pyrénées. It is the major river of southwestern France, passing through the cities of Toulouse, Agen and Bordeaux on its path to the Atlantic Ocean. It is navigable only in the 60 kilometer section from Castets-en-Dorthe to Bordeaux.
The Garonne (/ ɡ ə ˈ r ɒ n, ɡ æ ˈ-/, also US: / ɡ ɑː ˈ r ɔː n /, French: [ɡaʁɔn]; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and Spanish: Garona, Occitan pronunciation: [ɡaˈrunɔ]; Latin: Garumna or Garunna) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain.