Langres Plateau

/ lɑ̃ɡrə /

noun

1. a calcareous plateau of E France north of Dijon between the Seine and the Saône, reaching over 580 m (1900 ft): forms a watershed between rivers flowing to the Mediterranean and to the English Channel

Example Sentences

The Seine descends from the Langres plateau, flows north-west down to M�ry, turns to the west, resumes its north-westerly direction at Montereau, passes through Paris and Rouen and discharges itself into the Channel between Le Havre and Honfleur.

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