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The Somme (UK: / sɒm / SOM, US: / sʌm / SUM, [ 1 ][ 2 ]French: [sɔm] ⓘ) is a river in Picardy, northern France. The river is 245 km (152 mi) in length, from its source in the high ground of the former Arrouaise Forest [ fr ] at Fonsomme near Saint-Quentin, to the Bay of the Somme, in the English Channel.
The Great War battle and the battlefields known as the Somme take their name from the French river. You can see the river on the map below, flowing from Peronne across to Amiens, the large city at the bottom left of the map.
Comprehensive detailed navigational information, km by km, Sete west to Toulouse. The Canal de la Somme, built in 1770-1843 to provide an outlet to the sea from Saint-Quentin, is in effect the canalised river Somme throughout the greater part of its course.
21 sty 2023 · The River Map of Ireland shows the major rivers flowing through the country such as Shannon, Boyne, Nore, Suir, Blackwater, and many more. Description : Map showing all the major and important rivers in Ireland. NEIGHBOUR COUNTRIES/ISLANDS: Northern Ireland (U.K.)
8 paź 2024 · Somme River, river, northern France. It rises in the hills at Fonsommes, near Saint-Quentin in the Aisne département, and flows generally westward for 152 miles (245 km) to the English Channel, crossing Somme département and the ancient province of Picardy. From Amiens, near which its headstreams
23 maj 2018 · Amiens (ämyăN´), city (1991 pop. 136,234), capital of Somme dept., N France, in Picardy [1], on the Somme River. It is a rail hub and a large market for the truck farming carried on in the surrounding Somme marshlands.
The Somme is a river in Picardy, northern France. The river is 245 km in length, from its source in the high ground of the former Arrouaise Forest at Fonsomme near Saint-Quentin, to the Bay of the Somme, in the English Channel.
