Torbay anchorage

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anchorage natural bay

Torbay anchorage is a sheltered bay on the south coast of Devon, England, historically used as a strategic naval anchorage.

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Label	Occurrences
Torbay anchorage canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anchorage ⓘ natural bay ⓘ
administrativeTerritory	Torbay ⓘ surface form: Borough of Torbay
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	sheltered waters ⓘ
hasClimateInfluence	mild maritime climate ⓘ
hasNavigationHazard	offshore shoals ⓘ strong tidal streams ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark	Berry Head ⓘ Hope's Nose ⓘ
hasNearbyPort	Brixham Harbour ⓘ surface form: Brixham harbour Paignton harbour ⓘ Torquay Harbour ⓘ surface form: Torquay harbour
hasNearbySettlement	Brixham ⓘ Paignton ⓘ Torquay ⓘ
hasSeabedType	mud ⓘ sand ⓘ
hasShelterFrom	prevailing south-westerly winds ⓘ
hasUse	commercial anchorage ⓘ fishing anchorage ⓘ naval anchorage ⓘ
historicalUse	strategic naval anchorage ⓘ
isApproachedFrom	English Channel ⓘ
isKnownFor	good holding ground ⓘ large fleet anchorages ⓘ
isPartOf	English Riviera ⓘ surface form: English Riviera coast
isUsedBy	fishing boats ⓘ recreational vessels ⓘ yachts ⓘ
locatedIn	Devon ⓘ southwest England ⓘ surface form: South West England Torbay ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	UTC+0 ⓘ UTC+1 during daylight saving time ⓘ
locatedOn	English Channel ⓘ south coast of Devon ⓘ
near	Brixham ⓘ Paignton ⓘ Torquay ⓘ
partOf	Tor Bay ⓘ
usedBy	Royal Navy ⓘ
usedDuring	Age of Sail ⓘ Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ

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British Channel Fleet → basedAt → Torbay anchorage ⓘ