The Bec d'Ambès (French pronunciation: [bɛk dɑ̃bɛs], literally Beak of Ambès) is the point of confluence of the rivers Garonne and Dordogne, in the Gironde estuary.[1] Situated 15 miles north of Bordeaux, it has an oil refinery which was destroyed by bombing during World War II, but rebuilt after the war.[2] It is in the Ambès commune.
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References
edit- ^ Chanson, Hubert (2011). Tidal Bores, Aegir, Eagre, Mascaret, Pororoca: Theory and Observations. World Scientific. p. 48. ISBN 978-9814335423. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Bec d'Ambès". Petroleum Refiner. 34: 102. 1955. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
45°02′30″N 0°36′24″W / 45.0417°N 0.6067°W
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