Sandown Bay

Sandown Bay is a broad open bay which stretches for much of the length of the 's southeastern coast. It extends 8+1⁄2 miles from , near in the northeast of the Island, to just south of , near the village of in the southwest.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dinosaur Isle and Wildheart Animal Sanctuary.

Museum
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
is a purpose-built dinosaur museum located in on the in southern . The was designed by Isle of Wight architect Rainey Petrie Johns in the shape of a giant pterosaur.

Zoo
Photo: Fluteflute, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , previously known as the Isle of Wight Zoo and Sandown Zoo, is a wildlife sanctuary on the coastline of , .

Library
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandown and Yaverland.

Town
Photo: ITookSomePhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a seaside resort town and civil parish on the south-east coast of the , England. The neighbouring resort of and the settlement of are sited just to the south of the town.

Village
Photo: Editor5807, Public domain.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , on the , England. It is just north of Sandown on Sandown Bay.

Village
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
is a large village and civil parish located on Sandown Bay, on the , . It is six miles south-east of situated between and , and 1+1⁄2 miles to the east of the hamlet of .

Sandown Bay

Latitude
50.6453° or 50° 38′ 43″ north
Longitude
-1.1334° or 1° 8′ 0″ west
Open location code
9C2WJVW8+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4428988198
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2638567
Wiki­data ID
Q12718165
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Satellite Map

Discover Sandown Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sandown Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sandown Bay (luuk sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
  • Cebuano: “Sandown Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sandown Bay”
  • Swedish: “Sandown Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sandown Wastewater Treatment Works and Lake Common.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandown Pier and iSurf.

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