Bay of Txingudi

Bay of Txingudi
Coordinates 43°21′54″N 1°46′37″W / 43.365°N 1.777°W / 43.365; -1.777Coordinates: 43°21′54″N 1°46′37″W / 43.365°N 1.777°W / 43.365; -1.777
Type bay
Part of estuary of the Bidasoa
Primary inflows Bidasoa
Ocean/sea sources Atlantic
Basin countries
  • France
  • Spain

The Bay of Txingudi (Basque: Txingudiko badia, French: Baie de Chingoudy, Spanish: Bahía de Chingudi) is a bay in the right or French bank of the estuary of the Bidasoa river, near Hendaye in the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in south-west France. It faces the town of Hondarribia and the airport of San Sebastián in the Gipuzkoa province of the Basque Country, in north-eastern Spain. The border between the two countries passes through the Bidasoa estuary. It is an important area for bird-watching.[1]

The name may, by extension, be applied to the whole body of water between the French and Spanish sides.[2]

References

  1. José Antonio Montero, Eduardo de Juana Aranzana, Fernando Barrio (2006). Where to watch birds in Spain: the 100 best sites. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 9788496553040.
  2. Txingudi (in Spanish). Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. Accessed July 2014.
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