Plymouth Sound and Drakes Island from Cremyll in Cornwall with rock pools and rocks in the foreground
A view of Plymouth Sound and Drakes Island with a rock pool and rocks in the foreground. Drake's Island is 400 metres long and around 100 metres wide and situated at the north of the Sound. It was fortified to defend Drake's Channel, the only deep-water route to Devonport. The Bridge is a shallow reef that links Drake's Island and the Cornish mainland. At low water the depth of the Bridge can be less than one metre but at high water it can rise to 5 metres. In World War I this natural barrier was supplemented by other obstructions to prevent submarines and small ships attacking the naval base.
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Photo credit: © Trevor Boston / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: cornwall, cremyll, drakes, island., landscape, plymouth, pool, rock, sound
