Plymouth Sound, Plymouth, South Devon
Huge bay by Plymouth flanked by the South Devon and East Cornwall coastline
Also known as The Sound, Plymouth Sound is a bay by Plymouth arcing from Wembury through Plymouth Hoe to Penlee Point in Cornwall. It contains Plymouth Breakwater and Drake's Island. Plymouth Sound can be approached from the English Channel or from inland along the Rivers Tamar and Plym.
Location of Plymouth Sound
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Why is Plymouth Sound called a The Sound?
According to Wikipedia, 'a sound is a large sea or ocean inlet, deeper than a bight and wider than a fjord; or a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land'. (Source: Wikipedia)
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