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Lizard Point

Lizard Point in is at the southern tip of the . It is situated half-a-mile south of in the civil parish of and about 11 miles southeast of .
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Wikipedia
Photo: Pldms, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: headland in Cornwall, southernmost point on mainland Great Britain
  • Also known as: “Lizard Point, Cornwall” and “The Lizard”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lizard and Lizard Lighthouse.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a peninsula in West Cornwall in the . The name may be derived from the Cornish expression Lys Ardh, which means "High Court". The contains Britain's most southerly point, the Point.

Public building
Photo: Sanilinas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the . It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected light could be seen 100 mi away.

Church
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lizard and Cadgwith.

Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as The , The Town, or The Village, is a village on in , England, United Kingdom. It is situated about ten miles south of , and is mainland 's most southerly settlement.

Photo: Zampel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small fishing village in West Cornwall, on the Lizard Peninsula between The Lizard and Coverack. has long been popular as a holiday destination, especially during the summer when there are numerous local events: gig racing days, summer barbecues, a regatta, Morris dancing, musical bands, and regular singing by the Singers in the public house.

Village
is a hamlet in the civil parish of Grade-Ruan, west , England, United Kingdom. is situated 2½ miles north of Lizard Point.

Lizard Point

Latitude
49.95889° or 49° 57′ 32″ north
Longitude
-5.20638° or 5° 12′ 23″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
8CXPXQ5V+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1977845194
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
7281148
Wiki­data ID
Q1808092
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Lizard Point” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Lizard burnu”
  • Basque: “Lizard Point (Kornualles)”
  • Basque: “Lizard Point”
  • Catalan: “Lizard Point (Cornualla)”
  • Catalan: “Lizard Point”
  • Cebuano: “Lizard Point”
  • Chinese: “利泽德角”
  • Czech: “Lizard Point”
  • Czech: “Lizard”
  • Czech: “mys Lizard”
  • Danish: “Lizard Point”
  • Dutch: “Lizard Point”
  • Esperanto: “Lacerta Pinto”
  • French: “cap Lizard”
  • French: “Cap Lizard”
  • German: “Lizard Point, Cornwall”
  • German: “Lizard Point”
  • Hebrew: “ליזרד פוינט (קורנוול)”
  • Italian: “Capo Lizard”
  • Japanese: “リザード・ポイント”
  • Japanese: “リザード岬”
  • Latin: “Ocrinum promunturium”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lizard Head”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lizard Point”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lizard Point i Cornwall”
  • Norwegian: “Lizard Point”
  • Polish: “Lizard Point”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Lizard”
  • Russian: “Лизард”
  • Russian: “Мыс Лизард”
  • Slovenian: “Lizard Point”
  • Swedish: “Lizard Point (udde i Storbritannien, Cornwall)”
  • Swedish: “Lizard Point”
  • Ukrainian: “Лізард-Пойнт”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lizard Point”. Photo: Pldms, Public domain.