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Cotentin Peninsula

France

The Cotentin Peninsula (US, [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.

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