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Bidassoa (river) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 22 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.3667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 47 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.7833 decimal degrees |
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Note: The river runs through Spain and France, its valley defining the boundary between the Basque province of Guip%00uzcoa and southwestern France. Its estuary reaches the Atlantic near the Bay of Biscay, and includes the town of Hendaye, where many pivotal European political meetings have taken place, such as the signing of a contract of marriage between Louis IV of France and Princess Marie-Therese of Spain in 1659. |
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| Bidassoa (preferred,C,V,French-P,U,N)
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| Bidasoa, Río (C,V,Basque-P,U,N)
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| Río Bidasoa (C,V)
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