Langness Peninsula

Langness Peninsula
Langness Peninsula and St Michael's Isle
Langness Peninsula is located in Isle of Man
Langness Peninsula
Langness Peninsula
Location within the Isle of Man
Crown dependencyIsle of Man
List of places
Isle of Man
54°03′45″N 4°37′15″W / 54.06250°N 4.62083°W / 54.06250; -4.62083
Coastal erosion on Langness Peninsula

Langness (Manx: Langlish) is a peninsula which protrudes two kilometres at the southern extremity of the Isle of Man. Signifying a cape or extended promontory, Langness literally means "long promontory" in Old Norse. Formerly an island, Langness was eventually joined to the mainland by the movement and deposition of material along Castletown Bay to form a tombolo. The small community of Derbyhaven is situated on the east coast of this isthmus, which lies close to Castletown, Isle of Man.