Aerial view of Porthmeor Beach with St Ives and its headland, Cornwall

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Porthmeor Beach

St Ives · United Kingdom

Photo: Fossick OU / Wikimedia Commons

The short version, from the cited sources

Porthmeor Beach is the Atlantic-facing beach of St Ives, Cornwall, below the town on its northern side, with a green headland at its eastern end.

Country
United Kingdom (GB)
Region
Europe
Administrative area
St Ives
Timezone
Not available from source
Source family
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Source updated
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Names in the record

Porthmeor Beach

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Source position

50.21100, -5.48000

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