Morecambe Bay

Morecambe Bay forms part of the , bordered by the English counties of to the north and to the east and south. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the , covering a total area of 120 sq mi.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: estuary in northwest England
  • Also known as: “A‘ Mhuir Cham”, “Bàgh Morecambe”, “Bahia de Morecambe”, “Morikambé”, “モーレキャンベ湾”, and “モアカム湾”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Barnabas’ Church, Morecambe and Globe Arena.

Church
Photo: flipflopnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Barnabas' Church is in Regent Road, , , England.

Stadium
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Halo Aerospace Stadium is a football stadium…

Theater building
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The Winter Gardens is a Grade II* listed building in , , England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Poulton-le-Sands and Heysham.

Neighborhood
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is one of three small villages that…

Town
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is a coastal village in the Lancaster district…

Suburb
Photo: Ian Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of , , on the North West coast of England. is situated 2 miles east of Morecambe Bay.

Morecambe Bay

Latitude
54.06717° or 54° 4′ 2″ north
Longitude
-2.87954° or 2° 52′ 46″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9C6V348C+V5
Geo­Names ID
2642213
Wiki­data ID
Q1866414
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Morecambe Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Chinese: “莫克姆灣”
  • Dutch: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Finnish: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Finnish: “Morecambenlahti”
  • French: “baie de Morecambe”
  • French: “Baie de Morecambe”
  • German: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Irish: “An Mhuir Cham”
  • Irish: “Bá Mhorecambe”
  • Irish: “Bá Morecambe”
  • Japanese: “モーカム湾”
  • Latin: “Moricamba Aestuarium”
  • Latvian: “Morkamas līcis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Norwegian: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Polish: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Morecambe”
  • Russian: “Моркам (залив)”
  • Russian: “Моркам”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Am Muir Cam”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Morecambe”
  • Slovenian: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Morecambe”
  • Swedish: “Morecambe Bay”
  • Turkish: “Morecambe Körfezi”
  • Welsh: “Bae Morecambe”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: West End and Sandylands.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Morecambe railway station and Higher Heysham.

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Worth a closer look: Blackpool and Blackburn.

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