image OxwichBay.jos.500pix.jpg thumb OxwichBay on the Gower Peninsula of South Wales OxwichBay lang cy Bae Oxwich is a bay on the south of the Gower Peninsula , Wales . Its landscape features sand dune s, salt marsh es and woodland . OxwichBay includes a 2.5 mile long sandy beach , accessible from the village of Oxwich . It is a popular spot for human swimming swimming and watersports including diving , sailing , water skiing and windsurfing . There is a public footpath along the cliffs from OxwichBay, around Oxwich Point, and to Port Eynon Bay. Buses run every couple of hours between Oxwich and Port Eynon. A wetland site at the rear of the dunes forms Oxwich Burrows National Nature Reserve ref http www.jncc.gov.uk pdf gcrdb GCRsiteaccount1988.pdf ref The dunes are crossed by a small stream called Nicholaston Pill. The bay ends at the eastern end with the cliffs of High Tor but at low tide, a continuous sandy beach connects with Three Cliffs Bay beyond. Submarine cables leave the mainland of United Kingdom Britain from Oxwich. These include the SOLAS cable across the Irish Sea , and the TAT 11 and Gemini North transatlantic telephone cable s. These latter two do not terminate here but instead continue on to France TAT 11 and England Gemini . On 1 February 2007, The http www.thetravelmagazine.co.uk Travel Magazine named Oxwich beach the most beautiful in Britain. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news wales south west 6375469.stm BBC News South West Gower beach named Britain ... beachguide beachguide.php?action display location&loc id 29 Forces of Nature OxwichBay Beach information http www.thegowercoast.com beaches oxwichbayOxwich http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2731799 www.geograph.co.uk photos of OxwichBay and surrounding area http www.bgs.ac.uk landslides oxwichBay.html Landslide at OxwichBay December 2009 British Geological Survey Gower Peninsula coord ... in West Glamorgan nn OxwichBay ... more details
Summary Sea mouse found on OxwichBay, South Wales. My own picture Licensing PD self date March 2007 Orphan image Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot ... more details
File Oxwich Castle 4.jpg thumb Oxwich Castle and dovecote Oxwich Castle occupies a position on a wooded headland overlooking OxwichBay on the Gower Peninsula , Wales , United Kingdom UK . Although it may occupy the site of an earlier fortification, this is a castle in name only as it is a grand Tudor architecture Tudor manor house built in courtyard style. A product of the peaceful 16th century, Oxwich was built by Sir Rice Mansel to provide sumptuous accommodation. He gave it a mock military gateway complete with family coat of arms . Sir Rice s work was confined to the southern block and was completed between the 1520s and 30s. On Mansel s death his son, Sir Edward Mansel succeeded to the property and between 1560 80 created the much grander style multi storied range which contained an impressive hall and elegant long gallery a fashionable Elizabethan architecture feature. The six storey south east tower which still survives probably accommodated the family and servants. After the Mansels moved out in the 1630s the castle fell into disrepair and the south range was used as a farmhouse. The building is now in the care of Cadw . External links commons category inline Oxwich Castle http www.llanegwad carmarthen.co.uk castleoxwich.htm llanegwad carmarthen http www.cadw.wales.gov.uk Details & photos http www.castlewales.com oxwich.html Details & photos oscoor gbx SS498862 coord 51.55463 N 4.16791 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SS498862 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Castles in Swansea Category Mock castles in Wales Category Grade I listed buildings in Swansea Category Country houses in Wales Category Article Feedback 5 Wales castle stub cy Castell Oxwich no Oxwich Castle ... more details
About the department store the bay in San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area all other uses Bay disambiguation Citations missing date June 2009 Infobox company company name The Bay company logo Image The Bay logo.svg 150px company type Division business Division foundation 1670 Hudson s Bay Company HBC ... as the Bay location Simpson Tower br Toronto , Ontario , Canada industry Retail products Clothing, footwear ... Partners parent Hudson s Bay Company homepage URL www.thebay.com File Simpson Tower.JPG thumb Simpson Tower , headquarters The Bay is a chain of 91 department store s that operate across parts of Canada . It is the main brand of Hudson s Bay Company HBC , North America s oldest company. ref http www.canadianaconnection.com ... . ref http www.hbc.com hbc about contacts Contacts . Hudson s Bay Company . Retrieved on 7 July ... merchandise. The Bay can be compared to U.S. retailers Macy s and Nordstrom . The average store ... span many stories high and carry a much broader range and selection of goods than The Bay stores ... Listing.aspx?ID 12173&m Bay 2C Queen Street 2C The ref Toronto has another smaller flagship store on Bloor Street East. History The origin of the Hudson s Bay Company s department store format can be traced ... proper name Hudson s Bay Company . From 1881 up until 1960, all Hudson s Bay Company stores were located ... converted to the Hudson s Bay Company brand the ones in Quebec kept the name Morgan s. Image La Baie.svg right 150px thumb The French version of the logo In 1964, all Hudson s Bay Company stores were rebranded as the Bay . The Quebec stores continued under the Morgan name until 1972, when the HBC converted them to la Baie . The Bay further expanded its presence between 1989 and 1991 in Eastern Canada ... store. In 1991, Hudson s Bay Company stopped selling Fur clothing fur . ref http archives.cbc.ca IDC 1 73 545 2740 20 that was then politics economy hudsons bay fur trade Hudson s Bay Company ... Mink , and Grosvenor, are included in the highly successful Hudson s Bay Company Fur Salons. Pharmamart ... more details
About the geographical feature other uses Bay disambiguation File San Sebastian aerea.jpg thumb The bay at San Sebasti n , Spain File Bay of Bengal map.png thumb The Bay of Bengal in South Asia File DirkvdM baracoa panorama.jpg thumb The bay of Baracoa , Cuba File zmir Bay.jpg thumb The bay of zmir , in Turkey A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some ocean surface wave waves and often reducing winds . Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond . A large bay may be called a Gulf geography gulf , a sea , a sound geography sound , or a bight geography bight . A cove is a circular or oval coast al inlet with a narrow entrance some coves may be referred to as bays. Bays were significant in the history of human settlement because they can provide a safe place for fishing . Later they were important in the development of sea trade as the safe Anchor anchorage they provide encouraged their selection as port s. ref name fenh Any bay may contain fish and other sea creatures or be adjacent to other bays. For example, James Bay is adjacent to Hudson Bay . Large bays, such as the Bay of Bengal and the Hudson Bay, have varied marine geology . Formation There are various ways that bays can be created. The largest bays have developed as a result of continental drift . ref name fenh Cite book title The Family Encyclopedia of Natural History editor1 first Rosalind editor1 last Carreck year 1982 publisher The Hamlyn Publishing Group isbn 011202257 pages 202 ref As the super continent ... of Mexico and the Bay of Bengal which is the largest bay in the world. ref name fenh Another way bays are formed is via glacial and river erosion. ref name fenh If formed by glaciers a bay is known as a fjord ... quickly, leaving headland s. The Gulf of California is an example of a bay created by the geological process of folding. See also Bay platform Great capes Headlands and bays References Reflist Coastal ... more details
At The Bay is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield . It was first published the London Mercury in January 1922, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories . ref Katherine Mansfield, Selected Stories , Oxford World s Classics, explanatory notes ref Plot summary I The shepherd is with his dog on Crescent Bay. II Stanley Burnell goes for a swim early morning, and Jonathan Trout is there the two men wanted to be the first in the water, and Jonathan expresses sympathy for Stanley. III Aunt Beryl tells Kezia not to play with her food. Stanley leaves for work, to the women s relief. IV Out in the countryside, Kezia helps Lottie with the stile to Isabel s disapproval. The Samuel Josephs children are said to be rowdy and they don t play with them any more. Then they come upon Rags and Pip, and the latter shows them a nemeral he has found in the sand. V At the beach, Aunt Beryl joins Mrs Kember, of whom Mrs Fairfield disapproves. Beryl gets changed in front of her friend. VI Linda is alone in the bungalow. She thinks back of when she was living in Tasmania with her parents, of how her father said they would go down a river in China , of how her father agreed on her marrying Stanley whom she loves for being soft underneath the veneer. Her baby boy comes along and she says she feels no motherly love for him he keeps on smiling, then plays with his toes. VII After a description of the seashore, Mrs Fairfield and Kezia are taking an afternoon nap in the bungalow. The grandmother is thinking of Uncle William, one of her sons who died of sunstroke while working as a miner Kezia asks her if she is sad, then attempts to make the grandmother promise never to die. VIII Alice visits Mrs Stubbs in town the latter shows her photographs, then talks about how her husband died of dropsy , and adds that freedom is best . IX Kezia, Lottie and Isabel are playing a card game similar ... become clear. XIII A brief description of the bay. Characters The Shepherd Stanley Burnell Linda ... more details
Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name A BayBay Cover ABayBay.jpg Artist Hurricane Chris rapper Hurricane Chris from Album 51 50 Ratchet Released May 28, 2007 Format CD single br Music download Digital download small global small br 12 inch single Vinyl single Recorded 2006 Genre Hip hop music Hip hop Length 5 03 Label J Records J Writer Chris Dooley Jr. Producer Phunk Dawg Certification Platinum small Recording Industry Association of America RIAA small Last single This single A BayBay br 2007 Next single The Hand Clap br 2007 A BayBay is the title of a song written, and recorded by American rapper Hurricane Chris rapper Hurricane Chris . It was released in May 2007 as the lead single from his debut studio album , 51 50 Ratchet . The song was produced by Phunk Dawg. Background The song has garnered national airplay thanks in part to being featured on numerous mixtapes. ref http www.billboard.com bbcom bio index.jsp?pid 867767 Artist biography Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 July 2009. ref Hurricane Chris goes so far as saying on his MySpace page, I bet that its gonna be a baby s first word because it s so catchy. It gets stuck in your head the first time you hear it. ref http www.myspace.com hurricane MySpace.com Hurricane Chris 51 50 Ratchet IN STORES NOW Shreveport, Louisiana Rap Hip Hop www.myspace.com hurricane Bot generated title ref The voice in the beginning is Baby 3, son of Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport s rapper 3 Feet. Baby 3 s line is This Baby 3, everybody say, A BayBay. Hurricane got the idea of the hook from DJ Hollyhood BayBay . Whenever he would enter a club, onlookers would shout, Hey, Bay, Bay. ref name usatoday.com http www.usatoday.com ... . The song samples parts of MC Ren s Forget What Ya Heard . The video for A BayBay was shot in the Cedar ... A BayBay is heard in this song a total of sixty seven times. Remixes The official remix, The Ratchet ... hurricanechris Hurricane Chris Official YouTube Channel DEFAULTSORT BayBay, A Category 2007 singles ... more details
Bay Islands may refer to Bay Islands Department , Honduras Southern Moreton Bay Islands , Queensland, Australia See also Bay of Islands Bay of Isles Island Bay, Wellington Little Bay Islands disambig geo ... more details
Pelican Bay is the name of several places in the United States Pelican Bay, Florida Pelican Bay, Texas Pelican Bay State Prison , California Pelican Bay, Anguilla geodis it Pelican Bay nl Pelican Bay pl Pelican Bay pt Pelican Bay ... more details
Browns Bay or Brown s Bay may refer to Browns Bay South Orkney Islands , Antarctica Browns Bay, New Zealand Browns Bay, Northern Ireland , United Kingdom geodis de Browns Bay ... more details
Surveyor Bay may refer to Surveyor Bay Alaska , a bay on the coast of Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska in the United States Surveyor Bay Tasmania , a bay on the coast of Tasmania in Australia geodis Surveyor Bay ... more details
Bay Colony may refer to Massachusetts Bay Colony Bay Colony Railroad Bay Colony 1701 , a locomotive Bay Colony Stadium disambiguation de Bay Colony ... more details
Sandy Bay can refer to Sandy Bay, Gibraltar Sandy Bay, Hong Kong Sandy Bay, Tasmania , Australia Sandy Bay, Cape Town , South Africa Sandy Bay, Jamaica Sandy Bay, Manitoba , Canada Sandy Bay, Nicaragua Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan , Canada Sandy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Sandy Bay Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Sandy Bay, Saint Helena Sandy Bay, Rockport , Massachusetts geodis ... more details
Green Bay may refer to Geography Bodies of water Green Bay Lake Michigan , a bay of Wisconsin known to locals as the Bay of Green Bay Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , a bay located on the island of Newfoundland Municipalities Green Bay, Wisconsin , United States Green Bay town , Wisconsin , United States Green Bay, New Zealand Green Bay, Nova Scotia , Canada Green Bay, small community of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, Ontario , Canada Green Bay, Virginia Greenbay , village in Antigua Sports Green Bay Blizzard , a professional arena football team Green Bay Bombers , an indoor football team Green Bay Bullfrogs , a baseball team Green Bay Gamblers , a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team Green Bay Packers , a professional American football team Green Bay Phoenix , the athletic program of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Other Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay , Wisconsin Green Bay Marathon See also Baie Verte disambiguation USS Green Bay USS Green Bay disambig cs Green Bay it Green Bay nl Green Bay no Green Bay pl Green Bay pt Green Bay ro Green Bay sv Green Bay ... more details
Palm Bay may refer to Palm Bay, Florida , a city in Florida, United States Palm Bay Florida , a bay in Florida, United States Palm Bay, Thanet , a bay in Cliftonville, England Palm Bay alcoholic beverage , a Canadian line of vodka cooler beverages geodis de Palm Bay ... more details
Echo Bay may refer to Echo Bay, British Columbia Echo Bay, Nevada Echo Bay, Ontario Echo Bay, Saskatchewan See also Echo Bay Mines Port Radium, Northwest Territories , previously Echo Bay geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages de Echo Bay ... more details
Trinity Bay may refer to MV Trinity Bay MV Trinity Bay , a merchant ship Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Trinity Bay Queensland , Australia Trinity Bay Texas , United States See also Trinity Bay North Trinity Bay State High School disambig ... more details
Bay County is the name of two counties in the United States Bay County, Florida Bay County, Michigan geodis Category County name disambiguation pages cs Bay County cy Swydd Bay de Bay County es Condado de Bay fr Comt de Bay it Contea di Bay nl Bay County no Bay County nds Bay County pl Hrabstwo Bay pt Condado de Bay ro Comitatul Bay ru fi Bayn piirikunta sv Bay County zh ... more details
There are several places called Willoughby Bay . These include Willoughby Spit Willoughby Bay in Virginia , United States Willoughby Bay Antigua Willougby Bay in Antigua disambig ... more details
Goose Bay may refer to Happy Valley Goose Bay , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Goose Bay Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada disambig fr Goose Bay ... more details
Witless Bay may refer to Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Witless Bay Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Witless Bay Ecological Reserve , Canada disambig ... more details
Grand Bay is the name of more than one place Communities Grand Bay, Alabama , United States Grand Bay, Dominica officially known as Berekua Grand Bay, Mauritius Grand Bay Westfield, New Brunswick , Canada Water bodies Grand Bay Georgia , a swamp in the United States Grand Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , a bay in Canada disambig de Grand Bay fr Grand Bay it Grand Bay nl Grand Bay ... more details
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