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Zone Point (Cornish:Sawan Hir, meaninglong chasm)[1] is the southernmost extremity of theRoselandpeninsula extending intoFalmouth Bay nearSt Mawes inCornwall, England, United Kingdom atgrid referenceSW8430.[2]
It is approximately 500 metres (550 yards) east-southeast of theSt. Anthony's Lighthouse onSt Anthony Head. The cliffs make the beach between Zone Point and St Anthony Head inaccessible from land and the small bay is the site of manyAtlantic grey seal sightings; Atlantic grey seal pups can be seen on this beach from the headland and the sea.
The top of Zone Point is pasture with scrubby slopes. TheSouth West Coast Path marks the transition between the two ecotypes.
The origin of the name Zone Point first appears in the 1597 map of theRiver Fal byBaptista Boazio asSavenheer, or the long coved point.[3]
50°08.35′N05°0.5′W / 50.13917°N 5.0083°W /50.13917; -5.0083
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