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2 unusual facts about Cardigan Bay


Mount's Bay

Its half-moon shape is similar to that of Donegal Bay in Ireland and Cardigan Bay in Wales, although, unlike the aforementioned bays, Mount's Bay is relatively sheltered from the prevailing Atlantic westerlies.

Robert Douglas Laurie

He was a keen field naturalist and his research interests included the study of the fauna of the sea-floor of Cardigan Bay.


Cambrian Line

The railway is scenic, with parts travelling through the Cambrian Mountains or along the Cambrian Coast.


see also

Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway

Authorised in 1861, the railway was intended to run between the Cardigan Bay towns of Aberystwyth and Porthdinllaen near Nefyn on the Lleyn Peninsula.

Cantre'r Gwaelod

Lewis takes the view that maps by the cartographer Ptolemy marked the coastline of Cardigan Bay in the same location as it appears in modern times, suggesting that the date of the flood occurred before the second century AD.

Pace of the Century

On Aug. 26, 1966, the largest crowd in the history of Batavia Downs — 15,118 — turned out for what was billed as The Pace of the Century. The race was won by Cardigan Bay.

Ystwyth

River Ystwyth, a river in West Wales, which drains into Cardigan Bay at Aberystwyth