Exmouth

50.619166666667 - 3.4144444444444Koordinaten: 50 ° 37 'N, 3 ° 25' W

Exmouth is a seaside resort in southwest England, in the county of Devon at the mouth of the River Exe. It had 2001 32.792 inhabitants in and belongs to the district of East Devon.

Due to its proximity to the Gulf Stream there in summer water temperatures up to 25 ° C, plus a sub-tropical vegetation and a mild climate. Not far away and easy to reach by train is Devon's capital city Exeter with the High Gothic cathedral and its astronomical clock from the 14th century. It is also near Plymouth, Dartmoor National Park, Torbay and Weymouth are.

From Orcombe Point at Exmouth in the west to the Isle of Purbeck in the east to a coastal strip, which was declared as the first natural landscape in England by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site stretches. Chapman 's Pool is part of the Jurassic Coast; it is one of the natural wonders of the world and is known for its fossils.

Twinning

Sons and daughters of the town

  • John David Hawkins, Hittitologist and archaeologist
Weymouth (Dorset) List of places on the Jurassic Coast
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