Bay of Biscay

  • Bay of Biscay, also known as the Golfo de Vizcaya and the Golfe de Gascogne, is a Gulf bordered to the east by France and to the south by Spain. The southern part is known as the Cantabrian Sea.
  • Its area is defined by a line from Point Penmarc’h in Brittany to Cape Ortegal in Spain. It was known to the Romans as the Sinus Cantabrorum (Bay of the Cantabri).

Islands

  • France
    • Ile d’Yieu
    • Ile d’Aix
    • Houat
    • Ile Tristan
    • Yeviec
    • Hoedic
    • Groix
    • Belle Isle
    • Ushant
    • Isle de Re
    • Isle d’Oleron
  • Spain
    • Gaztelugatxe
    • Mouro Island
    • Coelleira
    • Santa Clara Island

 

Bay of Biscay

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