Kynance Cove
Kynance Cove is a cove on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England. It is situated on the Lizard peninsula approximately two miles north of Lizard Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tommytrouble, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lizard and Asparagus Island.
Lizard
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lizard is a peninsula in West Cornwall in the South West. The name may be derived from the Cornish expression Lys Ardh, which means "High Court". The Lizard contains Britain's most southerly point, the Lizard Point.
Asparagus Island
Islet
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Asparagus Island is a small tidal island on the eastern side of Mount's Bay, within the parish of Mullion, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It lies within Kynance Cove, a popular tourist site on the western side of The Lizard peninsula and is named after the rare wild asparagus found there.
Lizard Lighthouse
Public building
Photo: Sanilinas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected light could be seen 100 mi away.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lizard and Lizard Point.
Lizard
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lizard, also known as The Lizard, The Lizard Town, or The Lizard Village, is a village on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated about ten miles south of Helston, and is mainland Britain's most southerly settlement.
Lizard Point
Locality
Photo: Pldms, Public domain.
Lizard Point in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles southeast of Helston.
St Ruan
Village
St Ruan is a hamlet in the civil parish of Grade-Ruan, west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Kynance Cove
- Type: Bay
- Description: inlet on the coast of Cornwall, England, UK
- Categories: cove and body of water
- Location: Landewednack, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.9738° or 49° 58′ 26″ northLongitude
-5.23014° or 5° 13′ 49″ westOpen location code
8CXPXQF9+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 534019254OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2645083Wikidata ID
Q3817686
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Kynance Cove” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kynance Cove”
- French: “Kynance Cove”
- Italian: “Kynance Cove”
- Japanese: “カイナンス入り江”
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