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Veryan Bay (Cornish: Baya Ker) along the southern coast of Cornwall, England, is a curving, natural bay that stretches for 4.6 miles in width and recedes by up to 1.5 miles. It lies between the Peneare Head to the west and Dodman Point at the east. The shoreline varies in height from 20 to 200 feet, with indentations forming bights. [1] [2] Along the bay is Porthluney Cove, which is overlooked by Caerhays Castle. [3]

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References

  1. Hydrographic Office (1920), British Islands Pilot: The south coast of England from the Scilly Isles to the Thames, vol. 1 (2nd ed.), United States Navy, p. 117.
  2. Andrews, Robert (2013), The Rough Guide to Devon & Cornwall, Penguin, p. 326, ISBN   1409364909.
  3. Rainsley, Mark (2011), South West Sea Kayaking: Isle of Wight to the Severn Estuary, Echo eBooks Limited, p. 198, ISBN   1906095280.

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