Camargue

Delta region in Bouches-du-Rh�ne d�partement, southern France. The region lies between the Grand and Petit channels of the Rh�ne River and has an area of 300 square miles (780 square km). In the northern part of the delta, the alluvium has emerged as dry land; in the south, the highest ground is along the embankments of present and former watercourses; in the intervening basins