Bahía de Conwy

La bahía de Conwy ( en galés : Bae Conwy , también escrita como Conway Bay ) es una ensenada del mar de Irlanda . Está situada en el extremo sureste de la costa de Anglesey , en Bangor , en la costa centro-norte de Gales , y se extiende desde la isla Puffin hasta Great Orme, en el noreste. Bangor, Penmaenmawr , Beaumaris y Llandudno son ciudades importantes en la bahía. Gracias a sus vientos costeros y la marea baja, la bahía es popular entre los navegantes; el Club Náutico de Conwy organiza una regata anual en junio.

Descripción

La bahía de Conwy se encuentra en el extremo sureste de la costa de Anglesey, en Bangor , en la costa central norte de Gales . ^{[ 1 ]} La isla Puffin y el Great Orme marcan los límites de la bahía. ^{[ 2 ]} Se accede a la bahía entre Trwyn-du y Great Ormes Head en el noreste y se extiende aproximadamente 8 millas (13 km) hacia el suroeste en Bangor , marcando la entrada noreste al estrecho de Menai . ^[³^]

Bangor, Penmaenmawr y Beaumaris se encuentran en la bahía, con Llandudno ^{[ 4 ]} en el extremo oriental. El río Conwy desemboca en la bahía de Conwy en el sureste, mientras que el estrecho de Menai en el oeste la conecta con la bahía de Caernarfon . ^{[ 1 ]}

The coastline at both sides of the bay is low. A considerable area of the bay is characterised by drying sands, Lavan Sands and the Dutchman Bank (Welsh: Banc Yr Hen Wyddeles)^[5] being the most prominents banks.^[3] To the west of the entrance at Great Ormes Head is the Four Fathom Bank, a shallow area with depths of under 6 metres (20 ft), though the dry Conwy Sands dominate much of the estuary area in the eastern part of the bay between Great Ormes Head and Penmaen-bach Point, 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south. 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to the east of Penmaen-bach Point is the entrance to the Conwy River.^[3] The outer estuary of the Conwy in the southeastern corner of Conwy Bay is marked by "extensive sandbanks, mudflats and mussel beds", and is an important habitat for birds such as dunlin, oystercatcher, curlew and redshank.^[6]

Water sports

With its strong onshore winds and ebbing tide, the bay is popular with yachtsmen.^[2] The bay is home to several yacht and boating clubs. Conwy Yacht Club hosts an annual regatta in June, in preparation for the Conwy River Festival in July.^[7]

References

1 2"Conwy Bay" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
1 2"Conwy (River) and Deganwy". Visitmyharbour.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
1 2 3NIMA (1 January 2004). Pub142, 2004 Sailing Directions (Enroute): Ireland and the West Coast of England. ProStar Publications. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-57785-556-9.
↑"Llandudno Caernarvonshire (Map and extract from Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887)". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
↑Jones, Bedwyr Lewis (1992). Yn Ei Elfen[In His Element] (in Welsh). Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 978-0863812408.
↑Prater, A.J (30 November 2010). Estuary Birds of Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-4081-3847-2.
↑ "Regata del Club Náutico de Conway 2016" (PDF) . Conwyyachtclub.com . Consultado el 25 de abril de 2016 .

[GM-1] 1 2"Conwy Bay" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

[VMH-2] 1 2"Conwy (River) and Deganwy". Visitmyharbour.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

[NIMA2004-3] 1 2 3NIMA (1 January 2004). Pub142, 2004 Sailing Directions (Enroute): Ireland and the West Coast of England. ProStar Publications. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-57785-556-9.

[4] "Llandudno Caernarvonshire (Map and extract from Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887)". A Vision of Britain Through Time. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

[5] Jones, Bedwyr Lewis (1992). Yn Ei Elfen[In His Element] (in Welsh). Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 978-0863812408.

[Prater2010-6] Prater, A.J (30 November 2010). Estuary Birds of Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-4081-3847-2.

[7] "Regata del Club Náutico de Conway 2016" (PDF) . Conwyyachtclub.com . Consultado el 25 de abril de 2016 .

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