Étang de Berre in Southern France
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The Étang de Berre is a
brackish water lagoon on the
Mediterranean coast of
France , about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of
Marseille . The
Marseille Provence Airport is located in the southeast portion of the Étang de Berre, with its main runway extending into the water on reclaimed land.
Ten communes border the Étang de Berre: Istres , Miramas , Saint-Chamas , Berre-l’Étang , Rognac , Vitrolles , Marignane , Châteauneuf-les-Martigues , Martigues and Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts .
Mirmas-le-Vieux © Mathieu BROSSAIS/cc-by-sa-4.0
The lagoon covers an area of 155.3 km² (60.0 sq mi). Created by the rise in water levels at the end of the
Last Glacial Period (colloquially known as the last ice age), this small inland sea is composed of three parts: the principal body of water, the
Étang de Vaïne to the east and the
Étang de Bolmon to the south-east.
The Étang de Berre is fed with
fresh water by the rivers
Arc ,
Touloubre and Cadière and – since 1966 – by
Électricité de France ‘s Canal EDF de la Durance. Two canals link it to the Mediterranean, the open air Canal de Caronte leading towards
Port-de-Bouc and the
Canal de Marseille au Rhône which leads towards
L’Estaque through the
Rove Tunnel ; the Rove Tunnel has been closed since 1963, after a section of the tunnel collapsed.
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