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Torquay, Borough of Torbay, England, United Kingdom


Alternative Names:Torcaium, Torki, Torkvej, Torquay, toki, tuo ji, twrky, twrqy, Торквей, Торки, Торкі, טורקי, تورکی, トーキー, 托基, 토키
Type:Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Torbay, Devon, England, UK
Region:Borough of Torbay, England, United Kingdom
Latitude:50° 27' 43" N
Longitude:3° 31' 30" W
Lat/Long (dec):50.46198,-3.52522
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:65,388 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:2635650
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2635650:1
GUID:8c6a586a-213d-4b8e-920a-0dfd40f27142
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK50° 27' 42" N3° 31' 31" W0.0km (0.0 miles)
Corbyn's Head, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK50° 27' 30" N3° 32' 28" W1.2km (0.7 miles)
Long Quarry Point, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK50° 28' 33" N3° 29' 55" W2.4km (1.5 miles)
Petit Tor Point Quarry, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK50° 29' 9" N3° 30' 48" W2.8km (1.7 miles)
Petit Tor Point (Babbacombe), Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK50° 29' 10" N3° 30' 49" W2.8km (1.8 miles)
Petit Tor Beach, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK50° 29' 15" N3° 30' 52" W3.0km (1.8 miles)
St Mary's Bay, Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK50° 23' 11" N3° 30' 14" W8.5km (5.3 miles)
Stoke Gabriel Mine, Stoke Gabriel, South Hams, Devon, England, UK50° 24' 44" N3° 37' 21" W8.8km (5.5 miles)
Sharkham Point Mine, Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK50° 22' 59" N3° 29' 53" W9.0km (5.6 miles)
Mansands Beach, Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK50° 22' 5" N3° 30' 47" W10.5km (6.5 miles)
Tornewton cave, Denbury and Torbryan, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 29' 34" N3° 40' 4" W10.7km (6.6 miles)
Ringslade Pit, Newton Abbot, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 32' 33" N3° 37' 58" W11.8km (7.3 miles)
Denistone Pit, Kingsteignton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 33' 23" N3° 36' 40" W12.2km (7.6 miles)
Stover Pit, Teigngrace, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 33' 11" N3° 37' 58" W12.7km (7.9 miles)
John Acres Lane Pit, Kingsteignton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 33' 47" N3° 36' 29" W12.7km (7.9 miles)
Whitepit Quarry, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 34' 8" N3° 36' 50" W13.4km (8.4 miles)
Southacre Pit, Kingsteignton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 34' 4" N3° 37' 5" W13.5km (8.4 miles)
Newbridge/Twinyeo Pit, Kingsteignton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 34' 33" N3° 38' 3" W14.8km (9.2 miles)
Clay Lane Pit, Hennock, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 34' 47" N3° 37' 55" W15.1km (9.4 miles)
Chudleigh Knighton Pit, Hennock, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 34' 58" N3° 38' 19" W15.7km (9.7 miles)
Linhay Hill Quarry, Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 31' 40" N3° 43' 52" W16.3km (10.1 miles)
Bulkamore Mine, Rattery, South Hams, Devon, England, UK50° 27' 12" N3° 45' 43" W16.8km (10.4 miles)
Ashburton Umber Works, Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 31' 6" N3° 44' 52" W17.0km (10.5 miles)
Bluewaters Pit, Bovey Tracey, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 34' 53" N3° 40' 43" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Ware Weir, Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 28' 53" N3° 45' 57" W17.2km (10.7 miles)
Bovey Tracey Pit, Bovey Tracey, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 34' 51" N3° 41' 1" W17.3km (10.8 miles)
Owlacombe & Stormsdown Mine (West Beam Mine; Ashburton United Mine), Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 32' 44" N3° 44' 9" W17.6km (10.9 miles)
Bulley Cleave Quarry, Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 29' 3" N3° 46' 19" W17.6km (11.0 miles)
Silverbrook Mine, Ilsington, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 34' 7" N3° 42' 41" W17.7km (11.0 miles)
Bakers Pit Cave System, Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK50° 29' 4" N3° 46' 28" W17.8km (11.1 miles)
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The Hope's Nose promontory, Torquay.

Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK

Minerals recorded nearby (within 17.8 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 17.8 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
British and Irish IslesIsland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UKCountry
England, UKConstituent Country
Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining district, England, UKMining District
Torbay, Devon, England, UKUnitary Authority

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
United Kingdom, England, Torbay242.1.99.0.0.0
 
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