Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, a small harbor, is situated on the S shore of the bay, 2.5 miles ESE of Pointe du Hourdel. It is used by small commercial vessels and recreational craft. The entrance channel leading to the harbor dries 5.8m and is marked by buoys and beacons. The fairway ...
Le Hourdel, a small harbor, lies between the S side of Pointe du Hourdel and a detached breakwater, 300m long. The basin dries and is used by recreational craft and fishing boats. Le Hourdel Light is shown from a prominent tower, 18m high, standing on Pointe du Hourdel.
Les dunes de la Baie d'Authie, situées sur la rive nord de l'estuaire, regroupent une mosaïque de milieux : dunes blanches, dunes boisées, prairie arrière-dunaire? Perpétuellement grignotées par la mer, elles se transforment en falaises de sables spectaculaires. La Madelon ...
Berck-Plage Light is shown from a prominent tower, 45m high, standing on Pointe du Haut-Banc. Several large hospital buildings and a church stand along the shore close N of the light and are conspicuous from seaward.