Cotentin Peninsula
Location | |
Cotentin Peninsula | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Manche, Normandy |
| Adjacent to | English Channel |
| Area | 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
France | |
The Cotentin Peninsula (US: /ˌkoʊtɒ̃ˈtæ̃/,[1] French: [kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃]; Norman: Cotentîn [kotɑ̃ˈtẽ] ⓘ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France. It extends north-westward into the English Channel, towards Great Britain. To its west lie the Gulf of Saint-Malo and the Channel Islands, and to the southwest lies the peninsula of Brittany.
The peninsula lies wholly within the department of Manche, in the region of Normandy.
- ^ "Cotentin Peninsula". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 28 July 2019.