Glenmore Bay

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Glenmore Bay

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Glenmore Bay, Loch Sunart. From the road near Glenborrodale.
Location Loch Sunart
Ardnamurchan, Scotland
Coordinates 56°41′2.040″N5°56′10.344″W / 56.68390000°N 5.93620667°W / 56.68390000; -5.93620667 Coordinates: 56°41′2.040″N5°56′10.344″W / 56.68390000°N 5.93620667°W / 56.68390000; -5.93620667
River sources Glenmore River
Ocean/sea sources Atlantic Ocean
Basin  countries Scotland
Max. length 0.72 km (0.45 mi)
Max. width 0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Islands Eilean Mòr
Settlements Glenmore

Glenmore Bay is a remote tidal, 150° orientated,coastal embayment, located on the southern coastline of the west to east orientated Ardnamurchan peninsula, at the head of the sea loch Loch Sunart [1] [2]

Bay A recessed, coastal body of water connected to an ocean or lake

A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a type of smaller bay with a circular inlet and narrow entrance. A fjord is a particularly steep bay shaped by glacial activity.

Ardnamurchan peninsula in Lochaber, Scotland

Ardnamurchan is a 50-square-mile (130 km2) peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoiled and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access route being a single track road for much of its length. The most westerly point of mainland Great Britain, Corrachadh Mòr, is in Ardnamurchan.

Loch Sunart lake in the United Kingdom

Loch Sunart is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. Loch Sunart is bounded to the north by the Sunart district of Ardnamurchan and to the south by the Morvern district.

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Settlements

Glenmore Bay has small settlement at the head of the bay, and includes the Ardnamurchan Natural History and Visitor Centre, which is a popular tourist destination. [3] The tiny settlement of Glenbeg is east of the village. The minor single lane with passing places, B Road: B8007 provides access to the bay, and connects to the main A861 at Salen 9 miles to the east, passing the villages of Glenborrodale, Laga and Salen, as it passes the beautiful curves of Loch Sunart.

A861 road road in Scotland

The A861 road is a circuitous, primarily coastal, road in Highland, Scotland.

Salen, Ardnamurchan village on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Highland, Scotland

Salen is a coastal village on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, overlooking Salen Bay which is an inlet of the sea loch, Loch Sunart. Located in the Scottish council area of Highland, it is on the road to Ardnamurchan Point, the most westerly point of mainland Britain.

Glenborrodale human settlement in United Kingdom

Glenborrodale is a coastal community on Loch Sunart in the south of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Highland area of Scotland.

Geography

Glenmore Bay is one of a series of four bays, which are on the same chord of 2.78 km, which are bounded on the bulk of the Glenborrodale nature reserve in the east and the Ardslignish peninsula on the west. Glenmore Bay is at the far eastern end of the Chord, followed by Port na Croisg to the west, followed by Camas Fearna to the final small bay, Camas Bàn before the Ardslignish peninsula. Glenmore Bay is separated from Port na Croisg, by the sometimes island of Eilean Mòr, which is separated from the land by a tidal river, and at times, a small peninsula. Glenmore Bay is a tidal bay with a long shore of machair and sea-grasses as the land meets the bay proper.

Chord (geometry) geometric line segment whose endpoints both lie on the circle

A chord of a circle is a straight line segment whose endpoints both lie on the circle. A secant line, or just secant, is the infinite line extension of a chord. More generally, a chord is a line segment joining two points on any curve, for instance an ellipse. A chord that passes through a circle's center point is the circle's diameter. Every diameter is a chord, but not every chord is a diameter.

Machair A fertile low-lying grassy plain

Machair refers to a fertile low-lying grassy plain found on part of the northwest coastlines of Ireland and Scotland, in particular the Outer Hebrides. The best examples are to be found on North and South Uist, Harris and Lewis.

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References

  1. "Scottish anchorages Glenmore Bay". Scottish anchorages. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. Microsoft; Nokia (1 September 2017). "Glenmore Bay" (Map). Bing Maps . Microsoft. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. Pollock, Vicky; Pollock, Richard. "Welcome to Ardnamurchan Natural History Visitor Centre". Ardnamurchan Natural History and Visitor Centre. Retrieved 16 September 2017.