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warns mariners of the danger. Inshore hazards include the strong tidal stream around
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follows the coast around St Ives Bay although it makes a detour inland around the Hayle estuary.
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lies about one mile north-west of
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316:Hayle estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest
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356:The Place-Names of the Land's End Peninsula
16:Bay on the north coast of Cornwall, England
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974:Surfing locations in Cornwall
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99:maintains a reserve there.
71:flows into the sea through
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214:Places around St Ives Bay
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902:Places of interest
600:St Just in Penwith
311:Godrevy Lighthouse
231:Towns and villages
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186:and a branch, the
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289:River Hayle
140:The Stones
69:River Hayle
52:, England,
30:St Ives Bay
963:Categories
867:Demography
762:St Austell
752:Port Navas
627:Wadebridge
580:St Austell
570:Porthleven
520:Launceston
480:Callington
322:References
237:Carbis Bay
146:lighthouse
127:Carbis Bay
108:The Towans
81:salt marsh
73:sand dunes
877:The Duchy
814:Civil War
747:Pont Pill
631:See also:
585:St Blazey
515:Hugh Town
490:Camelford
135:headlands
887:Politics
732:Menalhyl
615:Torpoint
610:Stratton
565:Penzance
540:Marazion
525:Liskeard
495:Falmouth
485:Camborne
421:Cornwall
354:(2017).
262:Phillack
247:Gwithian
204:On foot:
194:By road:
172:By rail:
116:Gwithian
95:and the
50:Cornwall
46:Atlantic
933:50°13′N
892:Schools
882:Diocese
840:Fishing
835:Economy
830:Culture
810:History
787:Valency
702:Helford
672:De Lank
605:Saltash
595:St Ives
575:Redruth
555:Padstow
550:Newquay
510:Helston
272:St Ives
267:St Erth
180:St Erth
131:St Ives
112:surfing
77:estuary
58:St Ives
44:on the
38:Roda Ia
34:Cornish
936:5°26′W
850:Places
803:Topics
767:Seaton
737:Ottery
727:Lynher
717:Lerryn
712:Kensey
687:Gannel
662:Carnon
645:Rivers
560:Penryn
545:Newlyn
470:Bodmin
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278:Rivers
257:Lelant
123:Lelant
118:area.
782:Truro
777:Tiddy
772:Tamar
697:Hayle
692:Gover
682:Fowey
667:Cober
657:Camel
652:Allen
621:Truro
505:Hayle
500:Fowey
252:Hayle
184:Hayle
104:beach
89:Hayle
825:Flag
722:Looe
707:Inny
530:Looe
475:Bude
360:ISBN
222:The
206:The
182:and
164:The
142:reef
129:and
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757:Red
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677:Fal
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148:on
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