The Aquitaine Basin is the second largest Mesozoic and Cenozoic sedimentary basin in France after the Paris Basin, occupying a large part of the country's southwestern quadrant. Its surface area covers 66,000 km 2 onshore.

In France: The Aquitaine Basin. The Loire countryside links with the Aquitaine Basin of southwestern France through the gap known as the Gate of Poitou. The Aquitaine Basin is much smaller than the Paris Basin, and, while it is bounded …

The Aquitaine Basin is located in the southwest of France, between the Gironde Arch in the north and the Pyrenean Mountain Chain in the south. It is a triangular-shaped domain, extending over 35 000 km 2 .

Aug 1, 2006 · The Aquitaine Basin is located in the southwest of France, between the Gironde Arch in the north and the Pyrenean Mountain Chain in the south. It is a triangular-shaped domain, extending over 35 000 km 2 .

Elf Aquitaine Production, Division Exploration. Tour Elf, The Aquitaine Basin of southwestern France lies in the foreland of the Pyrenean fold-and-thrust belt.

Aug 1, 1995 · Over the last 60 years, Exploration in the Aquitaine Basin has led to the discovery of about 13 TCF of gas associated with 100 MMBls of condensate. The first gas discovery was made on the St Marcet surface anticline in 1939.

Jun 20, 2005 · The Aquitaine Basin is located in the southwest of France, between the Gironde Arch in the north and the Pyrenean Mountain Chain in the south. It is a triangular-shaped domain, extending over 35 000 km2.

The Aquitaine basin occupies about 50000 km 2 on the mainland. It is bounded to the east by the French Massif Central and to the south by the Pyrénées. It extends seawards on the South Armorican margin as far as the Bay of Biscay, where oceanic crust occurs.

Jun 1, 1995 · The Mesozoic-Tertiary Aquitaine basin overlaps the Aquitaine block and the northern edge of the Iberian margin. Both units are situated in the southwesternmost part of the European Continent.

The Aquitaine Basin is located in the south-western part of France, extending from the Gironde Arch to the north, to the Pyrenean Mountain Chain to the south. It corresponds to a triangular shape domain of 35000 km2 acreage.