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Falmouth Bay

Coordinates: 50°08′N 5°04′W / 50.13°N 5.06°W / 50.13; -5.06
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Falmouth Bay
Baya Aberfala (Cornish)[1]
Falmouth Bay
Falmouth Bay is located in Southwest Cornwall
Falmouth Bay
Falmouth Bay
LocationCornwall, United Kingdom
Coordinates50°08′N 5°04′W / 50.13°N 5.06°W / 50.13; -5.06
Part ofEnglish Channel
SettlementsFalmouth, Cornwall

Falmouth Bay is a body of water off the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, with Rosemullion Head and Pendennis Point as its extremities. It separates the estuaries of Helford River (Helford) and River Fal (also known as Carrick Roads, with the harbours of Falmouth and St Mawes).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Baya Aberfala ~ Falmouth Bay". Cornish Language Partnership. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ Dionysius Lardner (1837). The Penny Cyclopaedia for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Vol. 8. Charles Knight & Co. p. 29.