Drake’s Island
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in Plymouth Sound, the stretch of water south of the city of Plymouth, Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.
Janipewter, Public domain.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- Description: fortified island
- Also known as“Saint Nicholas’s Island”“St Nicholas’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tinside Lido and Eddystone Light.
Tinside Lido
Tinside Lido is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of Plymouth in southwest England.
Eddystone Light
Smeaton's Tower is the reconstructed upper section…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Hoe and Plymouth Hoe.
Drake’s Island
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Latitude
50.35532° or 50° 21′ 19″ north
Longitude
-4.1534° or 4° 9′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C2Q9R4W+4J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Drake’s Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة دريك”
- Azerbaijani: “Dreyk adası”
- Basque: “Draken uhartea”
- Cebuano: “Drake’s Island”
- Dutch: “Drake’s Island”
- French: “Île de Drake”
- German: “Drake’s Island”
- German: “Drakes Insel”
- German: “St. Michael Island”
- German: “St. Michaels Island”
- German: “St. Nicolas Island”
- Japanese: “ドレイク島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Drake’s Island”
- Spanish: “Isla de Drake”
- Swedish: “Drake’s Island”
- Turkish: “Drake Adası”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Millbay and Stonehouse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Camber and Devil’s Point pool.
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