1) Morbihan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Morbihan, (morbeaN´) (KEY) , department (1990 pop. 623,100), NW France, in Brittany, on the Atlantic coast. Vannes is the capital.... 2) Quiberon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Quiberon, (kebroN´) (KEY) , peninsula, Morbihan dept., NW France, in Brittany, projecting into the Bay of Biscay. The town of Quiberon (1993 est. pop. 4,647), a fishing... 3) Vannes. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Vannes, (van) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 48,454), capital of Morbihan dept., NW France, in Brittany, on the Gulf of Morbihan. It is an important agricultural and tourist... 4) Carnac. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Carnac, (karnak´) (KEY) , town (1993 est. pop. 4,322), Morbihan dept., NW France, in Brittany, at the foot of the Quiberon peninsula. It is the site of remarkable... 5) Lorient. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Lorient, (loryaN´) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 61,630), Morbihan dept., NW France, a port and naval station on the Atlantic Ocean. A great shipbuilding center, Lorient... 6) Auray. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Auray, (ora´) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 10,323), Morbihan dept., NW France, in Brittany, on the Auray River estuary. Oysters are bred, food is canned, and furniture... 7) Cornouaille. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ..., district of Brittany, NW France, comprising parts of Finistere, Cotes-d'Armor, and Morbihan depts. The name was probably brought by Britons who fled Cornwall at... 8) Veneti, people of ancient Gaul. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001 ...(ven´ti) (KEY) , Celtic people of ancient Gaul, who inhabited an area of NW France, now in Morbihan dept. Forming the most important of the Gallic maritime states,... 9) Brittany. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...of Biscay (S) and comprises five departments, Ille-et-Vilaine, Cotes-d'Armor, Finistere, Morbihan, and Loire-Maritime. 1 Land and PeopleThe coast, particularly at... 10) Gallic Wars. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Caesar attacked its leaders, the Veneti, who maintained a fleet in what is now the Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany. He defeated them after building ships of his own. In... |