Lyme Bay shown within Great Britain

Lyme Bay is an area of the English Channel situated in the southwest of England between Torbay in the west and Portland in the east. The counties of Devon and Dorset are on the bay. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 145 KB) From http://commons. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 145 KB) From http://commons. ... The English Channel, also for some time known as the British Sea (French: La Manche, the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Torbay is an east facing bay at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south west of England. ... Chesil Beach from the hill above Fortuneswell, Portland Harbour is on the right. ... Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ...

The area around Lyme Bay is a World Heritage Site, known as the Jurassic Coast, for the abundance of fossils found in the cliffs around the bay. The Jurassic Coast runs from near Swanage in East Dorset to near Exmouth in East Devon. Many of the earliest discoveries of dinosaur and other prehistoric reptile remains were in the area surrounding Lyme Regis. Notable among these were the discoveries of paleontologist and fossil collector Mary Anning in the 1820's. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated for the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage committee. ... Lulworth Cove The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site in south England. ... A fossil Ammonite Fossils are the mineralized remains of animals or plants or other traces such as footprints. ... Location within the British Isles Swanage station, the terminus of the Swanage heritage railway. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... There are several places named Exmouth: Exmouth in Western Australia, Australia Exmouth in Devon, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 100 million years. ... Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is the period of human history prior to the advent of writing (which marks the beginning of recorded history). ... Orders  Crocodilia - Crocodilians  Rhynchocephalia - Tuataras  Squamata   Suborder Sauria - Lizards   Suborder Serpentes - Snakes Testudines - Turtles Superorder Dinosauria  Saurischia  Ornithischia The reptiles are a group of vertebrate animals. ... Categories: Stub | Towns in Dorset | English seaside resorts ... A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ... Mary Anning (May 21, 1799 - March 9, 1847) was an early British fossil collector and paleontologist. ...

Lyme Bay was the site of Exercise Tiger, a practice for run for the D-Day invasion of France in 1944, using the beach called Slapton Sands near Slapton as the practice landing area. The operation went horribly wrong when German E-boats appeared on the scene and killed 749 American Army and Navy personnel in the middle of the bay. The diving off Lyme Bay can be superb, as well as some tank wrecks from the D-day practice, the marine life is some of the best in Britain, and includes the Devon Cup Coral and rare pink sea fan. Exercise Tiger (also called Operation Tiger) was the code name for an eight-day practice run (April 22 - 30 1944) for D-Day, on 1944, at a beach in Slapton (Slapton Sands), South Devon. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Slapton is a common place name. ... E-boat is the British and American name for the German Schnellboot (S-boot), a small, fast torpedo boat a little larger than the American PT boat and the British MTB. Specification Length - 34. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...

The weather in the bay is temperate by English standards, and far more temperate than many other places at a similar latitude. The reason for this is the warming action of the Gulf Stream. The area along the coast of Lyme Bay is thus a popular holiday destination, with many traditional British resorts such as Torquay. For the album by Ocean Colour Scene, see North Atlantic Drift (album) The Gulf Stream is orange and yellow in this representation of water temperatures of the Atlantic. ... Location within the British Isles Part of the Torquay seafront at high tide Torquay is a town on the south coast of England in the county of Devon which has extended along the coast of Torbay to the extent that it is now inextricably intermingled with the neighbouring town of...

Cities & towns

Golden Cap and East Devon from Burton Bradstock.

• Axmouth
• Charlestown, Dorset
• Dawlish Warren
• Exmouth
• Fortuneswell
• Knowle
• Lyme Regis
• Otterton
• Paignton
• Seaton
• Sidmouth
• Teignmouth
• Torquay
• West Bay

Image File history File links w:Lyme Bay, October 2004 by Joe D. [1] File links The following pages link to this file: User:Steinsky/photos Golden Cap Lyme Bay ... Image File history File links w:Lyme Bay, October 2004 by Joe D. [1] File links The following pages link to this file: User:Steinsky/photos Golden Cap Lyme Bay ... Golden Cap is a hill and cliffs situated between Bridport and Lyme Regis in Dorset, England. ... East Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. ... Burton Bradstock is a village in south west Dorset, England. ... Charlestown is a suburb of Weymouth in Dorset, England, situated in the west of the town beside The Fleet. ... Map sources for Dawlish Warren at grid reference SX979786 Dawlish Warren is a small seaside resort near Dawlish on the south coast of Devon, England. ... There are several places named Exmouth: Exmouth in Western Australia, Australia Exmouth in Devon, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Categories: Stub | Towns in Dorset ... There is also Knowle, Bristol. ... Categories: Stub | Towns in Dorset | English seaside resorts ... Larger version Paignton is an English coastal town on the English Riviera near Torquay, in the county of Devon. ... Seaton can refer to: Seaton, County Durham, England Seaton, Cumbria, England Seaton, Devon, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Location within the British Isles Sidmouth during the folk festival Arms of Sidmouth Town Council Sidmouth is a small town of 14,400 on the east Devon coast in south west England about 15 miles south east of Exeter. ... Location within the British Isles Teignmouth sea front Teignmouth is a town on the east bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign in south Devon, United Kingdom. ... Location within the British Isles Part of the Torquay seafront at high tide Torquay is a town on the south coast of England in the county of Devon which has extended along the coast of Torbay to the extent that it is now inextricably intermingled with the neighbouring town of... West Bay, formally known as Bridport Harbour is situated approximately two miles from Bridport on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. ...

Rivers

• River Axe
• River Exe
• River Otter
• River Teign

The River Axe is a river in Devon, in the south of England. ... For the file extension . ... Genera Amblonyx Aonyx Enhydra Lontra Lutra Lutrogale Pteronura Otters are aquatic or marine carnivorous mammals, members of the large and diverse family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers and others. ... The River Teign is a river in the county of Devon, England. ...

External link

• Lyme Bay Coast Tourist Guide