Bass Point
Bass Point is a headland on the coast of Cornwall, England. It is at the southern tip of the Lizard peninsula, in the civil parish of Landewednack. The headland was a communications centre during the Victorian era, with the Lloyds Signal Station, opened in 1872 for shore to ship communications, and Marconi's experiments with wireless at the Lizard Wireless Station.
- Point
- …lies at an elevation of 43 feet (13 metres)
- Description: headland on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lizard and Lizard Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lizard and Lizard Point.
Lizard Point
Locality
Pldms, Public domain.
Lizard Point in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula.
Bass Point
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Latitude
49.96321° or 49° 57′ 48″ north
Longitude
-5.18582° or 5° 11′ 9″ west
Open location code
8CXPXR77+7M
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bass Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bass Point”
- Dutch: “Bass Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bass Point i England”
- Swedish: “Bass Point”
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