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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.6612,Lat: 50.8847
Elevation	25 meter above sea level
Local time	8:18:18am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Name	Wissant

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Audembert	3.5 km	SouthEast
2 Hervelinghen	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Audinghen	5 km	SouthWest
4 Escalles	5.2 km	NorthEast
5 Saint-Inglevert	5.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	133 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	189 km	East
3 Paris	France	231 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Wissant lies at the English Channel (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Bassin de Mardyck (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 45 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 65.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 92 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Les sites des Caps - Paysages des falaises d'Opale

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 133 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.8%

Nature

2.1 km2

3.7%

Wet nature

8.9 km2

15.8%

Agriculture

42 km2

74.8%

Urban area

1.2 km2

2.1%

Rock-Sand

1 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wissant in country France

Wissant at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	115 km	EastNorthEast
3 Amiens Cathedral	France	119 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Cap Gris-Nez	FR	0.3 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wissant

Type of weather in Wissant	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.25 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:36 Europe/Amsterdam