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Cap Gris Nez
Cap Gris Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale in the Pas-de-Calais ''département'' in northern France.(Literal translation ''grey nose cape'' in English, from colloquial Dutch ''Grizenesse'', grey headland; officially the Dutch name was ''Swartenesse'' to set it apart from the ''Blankenesse'', white headland, to the north; compare other headlands in -ness)
It is between Wissant and Audresselles, in the commune of Audinghen.
The cliffs of the cape are the closest point of France to England – from their English counterparts at Dover. Smothered in sea pinks and thrift, the cliffs are a perfect vantage point to see hundreds of ships, from oil tankers to little fishing trawlers, plying the waters below. On a clear day, the emblematic white cliffs of Dover on the English shore can be seen.
==Geology==
The cliffs of Cap Gris Nez are made of sandstone, clay and chalk. They are mainly grey which gives the cape its name ('gris nez' means 'grey nose' in French). It is also a good place to collect fossils, which are mainly from the Jurassic period. One can find bivalves, gastropods and wood. In the sandstone layers with small pebbles, you can find teeth of fish and reptiles. Sometimes larger ammonites are found in the sandstones.〔(Fossils at Cap Gris Nez )〕
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