Gorges Explained

Gorges, the plural of the French word for "throat", usually refers to a canyon.

Gorges may also refer to:

Places

• Gorges, Loire-Atlantique, France
• Gorges, Manche, France
• Gorges, Somme, France
• Cognin-les-Gorges, Isère, France
• Three Gorges, a region in China
• Fort Gorges, a fort in Maine

People

• Gorges family, Anglo-Norman gentry family
• Ferdinando Gorges, founder of the Province of Maine
• Josh Gorges, an NHL ice hockey player
• Thomas Gorges (1536 – 30 March 1610), courtier to Queen Elizabeth I
• Thomas Gorges (Maine governor), deputy governor of colonial 17th century Maine

See also

• Julia Görges (born 1988), German tennis player
• Gorge (disambiguation)