Broad Water
Broad Water, or Broadwater is a salt water lagoon near Tywyn, Wales formed from the silted up estuary of the River Dysynni. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the estuary was used by the shipbuilding industry, as small sailing ships were launched to carry peat from the local peat bogs.
Voice of Clam, Public domain.- Bay
- …is also known as “Aber Dysynni”
- Description: lagoon near Tywyn, north Wales
Places of Interest
Discover Tonfanau railway station and Tywyn railway station.
Tonfanau railway station
Tonfanau railway station is a railway stop that serves Tonfanau in Gwynedd, Wales.
Tywyn railway station
Tywyn railway station serves the town of Tywyn in Gwynedd, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhoslefain and Bryncrug.
Broad Water
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Latitude
52.60382° or 52° 36′ 14″ north
Longitude
-4.09972° or 4° 5′ 59″ west
Open location code
9C4QJW32+G4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Broad Water” goes by many names.
Broad WaterCebuano
Broad Water (kalapukan)Cebuano
Broad WaterSwedish
Broad Water (träsk)Swedish
Aber DysynniWelsh
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