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mile (0.54 km) in length. It is popular with visitors and is one of the natural highlights of the town, which has hosted such figures as
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383:References
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204:50°35′55″N
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783:Reeth Bay
758:Mount Bay
753:Monks Bay
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708:Brook Bay
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320:Steel Bay
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