🏛️ Gâvres

France · Europe · 47.69°N, 3.35°W

Gâvres is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. French Navy Minister Hyde de Neuville chose this place as a military testing area in 1829 for heavy marine ordnance. The extensive experiments performed at sea have later provided part of the data upon which Hugoniot's theory is based.

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Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	47.69°N, 3.35°W · view on map

Gâvres is located in France, in Europe.

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