Cardiff Bay

Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in , . The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the and .
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  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: bay and area created by the Cardiff Barrage in South Cardiff, Wales
  • Also known as: “Bahia de cardiff” and “Cardiffski zaliv”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Cardiff Bay Wetlands Reserve and Wales Millennium Centre.

Nature reserve
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is located in Cardiff Bay in the city of .

Arts center
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is Wales's national arts…

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The Arts Centre is a point…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grangetown and Penarth.

Suburb
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is a district and community in the south of , capital of .

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is a Victorian sea-side town 3 miles southwest of in .

Cardiff Bay

Latitude
51.4543° or 51° 27′ 16″ north
Longitude
-3.17028° or 3° 10′ 13″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
9C3RFR3H+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1493543074
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
6695165
Wiki­data ID
Q3396731
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Cardiff Bay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cardiffko badia”
  • Breton: “Bae Kerdiz”
  • Cebuano: “Cardiff Bay”
  • Chinese: “加的夫灣”
  • Chinese: “加迪夫灣”
  • Cornish: “Baya Kardydh”
  • Dutch: “Cardiff Bay”
  • Esperanto: “Kardifa Golfo”
  • French: “Cardiff Bay”
  • German: “Cardiff Bay”
  • Italian: “Baia di Cardiff”
  • Japanese: “カーディフ湾”
  • Slovenian: “Cardiff Bay”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Cardiff”
  • Swedish: “Cardiff Bay”
  • Uzbek: “cardiff bay”
  • Welsh: “Bae Caerdydd”
  • Welsh: “Cronfa Bae Caerdydd”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Windsor Quay and Cardiff International Sports Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cardiff Yacht Club and adiZone - Outdoor Gym.

Wales: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Swansea and Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.

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