Botany Bay
Botany Bay is a cove in Thanet District, Kent, England. Botany Bay is situated nearby to the locality Foreness Point, as well as near the suburb Kingsgate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cliftonville Library and North Foreland Lighthouse.
North Foreland Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: John Smitten, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Foreland is a chalk headland on the Kent coast of southeast England, specifically in Broadstairs. With the rest of Broadstairs and part of Ramsgate it is the eastern side of Kent's largest peninsula, the Isle of Thanet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foreness Point and Kingsgate.
Foreness Point
Locality
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foreness Point is a low headland on the coast of Kent in England. It extends a short distance into the entrance of the Thames Estuary, on the north coast of Thanet, between Palm Bay in Cliftonville and Botany Bay in Broadstairs.
Kingsgate
Suburb
Kingsgate is a hamlet in St Peter's parish, Broadstairs, Kent. The name Kingsgate is related to an incidental landing of Charles II on 30 June 1683 though other English monarchs have also used this cove, such as George II in 1748.
Palm Bay
Quarter
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Palm Bay is an area of Cliftonville, a suburb of Margate in Kent, England. The area is predominantly housing, but also has recreational land for the general public.
Botany Bay
- Type: Cove
- Category: body of water
- Location: Thanet District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.39131° or 51° 23′ 29″ northLongitude
1.43492° or 1° 26′ 6″ eastOpen location code
9F339CRM+GXGeoNames ID
3209884
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