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The Seine (/ s eɪ n, s ɛ n / sayn, sen, [1] French: ⓘ) is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river in northern France. [2] Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. [ 3 ]
Swimming has been off-limits in the long-polluted Seine River in Paris for more than a century. So with Olympic swimming events on tap for the river, the city poured in $1.5 billion (1.4 billion ...
In Gallo-Roman religion, Sequana is the goddess of the river Seine, particularly the springs at the source of the Seine. Although the origins of the goddess are Celtic, Sequana was subsequently integrated into a Gallo-Roman regional cult of worship after the Roman conquest of Gaul. The main sites dedicated to her are found in northern Burgundy ...
Seine fishing (or seine-haul fishing; / s eɪ n / SAYN) is a method of fishing that employs a surrounding net, called a seine, that hangs vertically in the water with its bottom edge held down by weights and its top edge buoyed by floats. Seine nets can be deployed from the shore as a beach seine, or from a boat.
Paris plans to make the Seine the centerpiece of the 2024 Olympic Games, with long-term efforts to clean up the river allowing swimming events to take place in its waters.
New testing shows that the Seine river harbors unsafe levels of e.coli bacteria before the Paris Olympics. Here's what that means for athletes and events.
Islands of the River Seine (2 C, 12 P) R. River Seine in art (33 P) Pages in category "River Seine" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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