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554:Sandown Bay
539:Osborne Bay
534:Orchard Bay
529:Newtown Bay
499:Gurnard Bay
489:Compton Bay
484:Colwell Bay
364:Around the
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315:"Woody Bay"
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544:Priory Bay
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301:References
184:50°34′54″N
121:South East
609:Woody Bay
569:Steel Bay
549:Reeth Bay
524:Mount Bay
519:Monks Bay
479:Chale Bay
474:Brook Bay
403:Mount Bay
393:Woody Bay
237:landslide
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187:1°14′47″W
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624:Category
459:Alum Bay
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