Clew Bay

Clew Bay is a large ocean bay on the Atlantic coast of , Ireland. It is roughly rectangular and has more than a hundred small islands on its landward side, Ireland's best example of sunken drumlins.
Wikipedia
Photo: L S Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay on the west coast of Ireland
  • Also known as: “Bahia de Clew”, “Baia di Newport”, “Baia di Westport”, “Clewbukta”, “Newport Bay”, “Westport Bay”, “Залив Клю”, “Залив Клюв”, and “Клю (залив)”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Louisburgh and Lecanvey.

Town
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town on the southwest corner of Clew Bay in , . is situated 8 km south of Clew Bay.

Village
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or Leckanvy is a seaside village… is situated 10 km southeast of Clew Bay.

Clew Bay

Latitude
53.83333° or 53° 50′ north
Longitude
-9.8° or 9° 48′ west
Open location code
9C5GR5MX+8X
Geo­Names ID
2965450
Wiki­data ID
Q1100897
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Clew Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خليج كليو”
  • Basque: “Clew badia”
  • Breton: “Cuan Mó”
  • Catalan: “Badia de Clew”
  • Cebuano: “Clew Bay”
  • Chinese: “克卢湾”
  • Chinese: “克盧灣”
  • Czech: “Clew Bay”
  • Dutch: “Clew Bay”
  • French: “Baie Clew”
  • French: “Clew Bay”
  • German: “Clew Bay”
  • Irish: “Cuan Mó”
  • Italian: “baia di Clew”
  • Italian: “Baia di Clew”
  • Japanese: “クルーベイ”
  • Macedonian: “Клу”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Clewbukten”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Clew Bay”
  • Norwegian: “Clewbukten”
  • Russian: “Клю”
  • Slovak: “Clew Bay”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Clew”
  • Swedish: “Clew Bay”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Clew”
  • “Clew Bay”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dooghbeg and Cushlecka.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Altapheebera and Gubbaun Point.

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Worth a closer look: Castlebar and Achill Island.

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