Sandown Bay

Sandown Bay
Sandown Bay at dusk; looking south-west from Culver Down
Sandown Bay is located in Isle of Wight
Sandown Bay
Sandown Bay
Location within the Isle of Wight
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CountryEngland
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UK
England
Isle of Wight
50°38′N 1°08′W / 50.633°N 1.133°W / 50.633; -1.133

Sandown Bay is a broad open bay which stretches for much of the length of the Isle of Wight's southeastern coast. It extends 8+1⁄2 miles (13.7 km) from Culver Down, near Yaverland in the northeast of the Island, to just south of Shanklin, near the village of Luccombe in the southwest.[1] At Luccombe, the bay is separated from The Undercliff by a large headland from which Upper Ventnor sits atop. The towns of Shanklin, Lake and Sandown are on the bay's coast, while Luccombe and Upper Ventnor feature panoramic views across both Sandown Bay to the East and the Undercliff to the southwest. Due to the bay being relatively sheltered from offshore winds it is often used as temporary anchorage point for boats,[2] including large cargo ships, before continuing east towards Continental Europe, or north towards The Solent.

  1. ^ "Sandown Bay" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference eO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).