Burry Port

Burry Port is a town in in South , 5 miles to the west of . It is a harbour town and is famous for being the landing site of Amelia Earheart in her successful attempt at being the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
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Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Pembrey and Burry Port railway station and Burry Port Lighthouse.

Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
is a railway…

Lighthouse
Photo: Vouliagmeni, Public domain.
is a lighthouse in Burry Port.

Library
Photo: Ronald John Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pembrey and Trimsaran.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , Wales…

Village
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community and former mining village… is situated 2½ miles north of Burry Port.

Village
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small coastal village, located between and Burry Port, , Wales.

Burry Port

Latitude
51.6858° or 51° 41′ 9″ north
Longitude
-4.2502° or 4° 15′ 1″ west
Population
6,160
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB BPT
Open location code
9C3QMPPX+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 241397572
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2654229
Wiki­data ID
Q2253279
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Burry Port” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Burry Port”
  • Basque: “Burry Port”
  • Breton: “Porth Tywyn”
  • Bulgarian: “Бъри Порт”
  • Cebuano: “Burry Port”
  • Chinese: “巴里港”
  • Cornish: “Porth Tywyn”
  • Dutch: “Burry Port”
  • French: “Burry Port”
  • Galician: “Porth Tywyn”
  • German: “Burry Port”
  • Indonesian: “Burry Port”
  • Irish: “Porth Tywyn”
  • Japanese: “バリー・ポート”
  • Manx: “Porth Tywyn”
  • Persian: “باری پورت”
  • Persian: “بری پورت”
  • Polish: “Burry Port”
  • Russian: “Барри-Порт”
  • Russian: “Бъри Порт”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Porth Tywyn”
  • Spanish: “Burry Port”
  • Swedish: “Burry Port”
  • Turkish: “Burry Port”
  • Welsh: “Porth Tywyn”

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