River Somme

Also known as Somme

river in Picardy, France

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The River Somme is a waterway located in Picardy, a region in France. It is historically significant as the site of the Battle of the Somme during World War I, one of the deadliest battles in human history.

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Wikidata facts

Country: France
Located in: Hauts-de-France
Image: Somme.JPG
Length: 245

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tributary: Ancre
Commons category: Somme River
mouth of the watercourse: Baie de Somme
category for the water basin: Category:Somme basin
watershed area: 6550
Commons gallery: Somme River
origin of the watercourse: Fonsomme
discharge: 35.1
basin country: France
described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia
different from: Somme
P12749: Karl Lagerfeld

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Encyclopedic overview

The Somme ( UK: /sɒm/ SOM, US: /sʌm/ SUM; French: [sɔm] ) is a river in Picardy, northern France.

The river is 245 km (152 mi) in length, from its source in the high ground of the former Arrouaise Forest [fr] at Fonsomme near Saint-Quentin, to the Bay of the Somme, in the English Channel. It lies in the geological syncline which also forms the Solent. This gives it a fairly constant and gentle gradient where several fluvial terraces have been identified.

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