West Porth
West Porth is a bay in Isles of Scilly, West Country, England.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gugh and Annet.
Gugh
Island
Photo: Jo Dickson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gugh could be described as the sixth inhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, but is usually included with St Agnes with which it is joined by a sandy tombolo known as "The Bar" when exposed at low tide.
Annet
Island
Photo: Rowan Legg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Annet is the second-largest of the approximately 50 uninhabited Isles of Scilly, one kilometre west of St Agnes with a length of one kilometre and approximately 22 hectares in area.
Samson
Island
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
Samson is the largest uninhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. It is 38 hectares in size.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hugh Town and Crim Rocks.
Hugh Town
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Hugh Town is the largest settlement on the Isles of Scilly and its administrative centre. The town is situated on the island of St Mary's, the largest and most populous island in the archipelago, and is located on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island.
Crim Rocks
Locality
Photo: Robin Quine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crim Rocks is a small group of uninhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom. The Crim Rocks are the most westward of the archipelago's Western Rocks, therefore making them the westernmost point of England.
Old Town
Village
Photo: Matteosoldati, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Town is a village on St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly located southeast of Hugh Town. It is thought to be the oldest settlement on the island. It is a popular tourist area and is only a short distance from the island's airport.
West Porth
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Isles of Scilly, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
49.8947° or 49° 53′ 41″ northLongitude
-6.3704° or 6° 22′ 13″ westOpen location code
8CXMVJVH+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3157824396OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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