Mount Bay Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Mount Bay
Coordinates:50.586°N -1.235°W
Static Image Name:File:Mount Bay, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg
Static Image Caption:Mount Bay
Map Type:Isle of Wight
Region:South East England
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Mount Bay is a small bay with a shingle beach on the south-east Undercliff coastline of the Isle of Wight, England, south of the village of St. Lawrence and west of Ventnor. Its shoreline is in length. It faces south towards the English Channel and is similar in character to the adjacent Orchard Bay, though without a beachside property. Access to the beach is made down an uneven footpath from the Isle of Wight Coastal Path.

The beach is situated west of the Ventnor Botanic Gardens and like the rest of the Undercliff is part of the local microclimate, that allegedly makes it one of the warmest places in England.[1]

The cliffs backing the bay are formed from landslide debris, derived from the Upper Greensand Formation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount Bay . www.thebeachguide.co.uk . 3 September 2018.