Prawle Point (England)

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Name (Latin)
Prawle Point (England)
Coordinates
-3.72194 -3.72194 50.2017 50.2017 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Capes (Coasts) England
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q7238910
Library of congress: sh2014100121
Sources of Information
  • Work cat: Barrett, R. Prawle Point and the coast between Start Point and Salcombe Bar, c2011.
  • Wikipedia, 9 Dec. 2014(Prawle Point is a coastal headland in south Devon, England; the National Coastwatch Institution has a station at the point)
  • National Coastwatch - Prawle Point website, 9 Dec. 2014:history page (Prawle Point is Devon's southernmost extremity; projecting into the English Channel between Bolt Head to the west and Start Point to the east, its lofty promontory has served as a vantage point since ancient times and, appropriately enough, the word 'Prawle' is Old English for 'lookout')
  • GEOnet, 9 Dec. 2014(Prawle Point; Devon, United Kingdom; points)