Dungeness
Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Dungeness, Kent”
- Description: headland in Kent
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dungeness Lighthouse and Dungeness Old Lighthouse.
Dungeness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961.
Prospect Cottage
House
Prospect Cottage is a house on the coast in Dungeness, Kent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lydd-on-Sea and Lade.
Lydd-on-Sea
Village
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh.
Lade
Suburb
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. Lade is situated 2½ miles north of Dungeness.
Greatstone-on-Sea
Hamlet
Greatstone is a village on the coast of Romney Marsh in Kent, England. Greatstone-on-Sea is situated 4 miles north of Dungeness.
Dungeness
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Latitude
50.91418° or 50° 54′ 51″ north
Longitude
0.97289° or 0° 58′ 22″ east
UN/LOCODE
GB DSS
Open location code
9F22WX7F+M5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Dungeness” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dungeness lurmuturra”
- Catalan: “Dungeness”
- Chinese: “邓杰内斯”
- Chinese: “邓杰内斯角”
- Chinese: “鄧傑內斯角”
- Czech: “Dungeness”
- Dutch: “Dungeness”
- Finnish: “Dungeness”
- French: “cap Dungeness”
- French: “Dungeness headland”
- French: “Dungeness”
- German: “Dungeness”
- Hungarian: “Dungeness-fok”
- Japanese: “ダンジネス”
- Japanese: “ダンジネス岬”
- Korean: “던지네스”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dungeness”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dungeness”
- Norwegian: “Dungeness”
- Persian: “دانجنس”
- Polish: “Dungeness”
- Portuguese: “Dungeness”
- Spanish: “Cabo Dungeness”
- Swedish: “Dungeness (udde)”
- Swedish: “Dungeness”
- Turkish: “Dungeness”
- Urdu: “ڈنجینس”
- Welsh: “Dungeness”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dengemarsh Farm and Lydd.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Gallery and Caithness.
Kent: Highlights
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