Slack (river)
The Slack (French pronunciation: [slak], in Picard locally [s̟laːk]) is a 22-kilometre-long (14 mi) coastal river in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France.[1]
Slack | |
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![]() The Slack | |
Native name | La Slack (French) |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Pas-de-Calais |
Mouth | |
• location | English Channel |
• coordinates | 50°48′18″N 1°36′5″E |
Length | 22 km (14 mi) |
It rises at Hermelinghen on Mount Binôt, flows through Rinxent, Marquise, Beuvrequen, Slack (village near Ambleteuse) and flows into the English Channel in Ambleteuse next to Fort Mahon.
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The Slack and Fort Mahon
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