Mount Bay

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Mount Bay
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Mount Bay
Mount Bay is located in Isle of Wight
Mount Bay
Mount Bay
Location within the Isle of Wight
Civil parish
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Isle of Wight
Coordinates: 50°35′10″N 1°14′06″W / 50.586°N 1.235°W / 50.586; -1.235

Mount Bay is a small bay with a shingle beach on the south-east Undercliff coastline of the Isle of Wight, England, south of the village of St. Lawrence and west of Ventnor. Its shoreline is 260 yards (240 m) in length.[1] It faces south towards the English Channel and is similar in character to the adjacent Orchard Bay, though without a beachside property. Access to the beach is made down an uneven footpath from the Isle of Wight Coastal Path.

The beach is situated west of the Ventnor Botanic Gardens and like the rest of the Undercliff is part of the local microclimate, that allegedly makes it one of the warmest places in England.[2]

The cliffs backing the bay are formed from landslide debris, derived from the Upper Greensand Formation.

References[]

  1. ^ Google (3 September 2018). "Mount Bay" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Mount Bay". www.thebeachguide.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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