Babbacombe Bay

Babbacombe Bay is a shallow, wide, north-south indentation into the south coast[1] of Devon,[2] England, in the United Kingdom, opening eastward into the English Channel[2] and about four to five statute miles (6.5 to 8 km) across its mouth. It is bounded by Hope's Nose and Torquay to the south and roughly the River Teign and Teignmouth to the north.[1]

South West Coast Path above Babbacombe Bay
Two crystalline gold specimens from Hope's Nose. Largest is 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm.

The gold occurrence at Hope's Nose is well-known to mineral collectors.[3]

Notes
  1. Road Atlas of Great Britain, Eleventh Edition, Map 3
  2. Merriam-Webster's Geographic Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 1,223
  3. Hope's Nose at BBC Devon

References
  • Merriam-Webster's Geographic Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
  • Road Atlas of Great Britain, Eleventh Edition. Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom: The Automobile Association, 1991.


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