Falmouth Bay

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Falmouth Bay
Falmouth Bay
Falmouth Bay is located in Southwest Cornwall
Falmouth Bay
Falmouth Bay
LocationCornwall, United Kingdom
CoordinatesCoordinates: 50°08′N 5°04′W / 50.13°N 5.06°W / 50.13; -5.06
Native nameBaya Aberfala[1]  (Cornish)
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[]

  1. ^ "Baya Aberfala ~ Falmouth Bay". Cornish Language Partnership.
  2. ^ Dionysius Lardner (1837). The Penny Cyclopaedia for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 8. Charles Knight & Co. p. 29.


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