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Bantry Bay
Bá Bheanntraí
Bantry town and bay from Sheskin
LocationCounty Cork
Coordinates51°39′N 9°43′W / 51.650°N 9.717°W / 51.650; -9.717
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length35 km (22 mi)
Max. width10 km (6 mi)
IslandsBere Island, Garnish Island, Whiddy Island
SettlementsAdrigole, Bantry, Ballylickey, Castletownbere, Glengarriff

Bantry Bay (Irish: Bá Bheanntraí)[1] is a bay located in County Cork, Ireland. The bay runs approximately 35 km (22 mi) from northeast to southwest into the Atlantic Ocean. It is approximately 3-to-4 km (1.8-to-2.5 miles) wide at the head and 10 km (6.2 mi) wide at the entrance.

  1. ^ "Bá Bheanntraí/Bantry Bay". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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