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The Camargue is a coastal wetland region of southern France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhone river delta, covering over 930 square kilometers of brine lagoons and reed marsh cut off from the sea by sandbars. It is both a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance and a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

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The Camargue is a coastal region in southern France located south of the city of Arles, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhone river delta.
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Its brine ponds provide one of the few European habitats for the greater flamingo.
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