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Mount's Bay is a large sweeping bay on the English Channel coast of Cornwall , England , stretching from the Lizard Point to the eastern side of the Land's End peninsula. The sheltered waters have been used as a natural Harbour since ancient times. Towards the middle of the bay (and probably were the name is derived from) is St Michael's Mount . On the beach near Ponsandane, just to the east of Penzance, evidence of a ' Sunken Forest ' can be seen at low tide, in the form of several fossilised tree trunks. Geologists believe that a forest may have existed here before the most recent sea level rise. This correlates with the Cornish name of St Michael's Mount , ''Carrack Looz en Cooz'' — literally, "the grey rock in the wood". There are several coastal towns and villages dotted around Mount's Bay of which the largest is Penzance . To the west are Newlyn , Mousehole and Lamorna and to the east are Marazion , Perranuthnoe , Praa Sands , Porthleven and Mullion . The bay also incorporates many beaches, coves and features including Prussia Cove , Loe Pool (and Loe Bar ), Church Cove , Poldhu Cove and Kynance . Mount's Bay also gives it name to a local secondary school. Mount's Bay School is located in Heamoor and serves Penzance and the surrounding countryside. External links Mount's Bay School |
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