Gower Peninsula

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The Gower Peninsula is a scenic coastal region in Wales renowned for its rugged cliffs, sandy beaches, and status as the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
coastal region
peninsula
country United Kingdom
designation Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
designationYear 1956
hasBeach Caswell Bay
Langland Bay
Oxwich Bay
Langland Bay
surface form: Port Eynon Bay

Rhossili Bay
Three Cliffs Bay
hasHeadland Gower Peninsula self-linksurface differs
surface form: Worms Head
hasHighestPoint The Beacon
hasLandform caves
limestone cliffs
rocky headlands
salt marshes
sand dunes
wooded valleys
hasVillage Bishopston
Knelston
Llangennith
Llanmadoc
Llanrhidian
Mumbles
Nicholaston
Oxwich Bay
surface form: Oxwich

Parkmill
Penmaen
Pennard
Port Eynon
Reynoldston
Rhossili Bay
surface form: Rhossili

Southgate
highestPointElevation 193 metres
knownAs Gŵyr
languageOfName Welsh
locatedIn South Wales
Wales
locatedOn Bristol Channel
locatedWestOf Swansea
notableFor coastal scenery
outdoor recreation
rugged cliffs
sandy beaches
surfing
walking and hiking
wildlife
partOf City and County of Swansea
tourismType domestic tourism destination
international tourism destination

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Gŵyr WelshNameFor Gower Peninsula
City and County of Swansea contains Gower Peninsula
historic county of Glamorgan contains Gower Peninsula
subject surface form: Glamorgan
subject surface form: South Wales
Gower Peninsula hasHeadland Gower Peninsula self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Worms Head
this entity surface form: Gower Peninsula Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Langland Bay locatedIn Gower Peninsula
Oxwich Bay locatedIn Gower Peninsula
Rhossili Bay locatedIn Gower Peninsula
Southgate locatedIn Gower Peninsula
The Beacon locatedIn Gower Peninsula
subject surface form: The Beacon (Gower Peninsula)
Three Cliffs Bay locatedOn Gower Peninsula
Mumbles near Gower Peninsula
Swansea near Gower Peninsula
Parkmill partOf Gower Peninsula