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Caernarfon Bay
Bay in Irish Sea, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caernarfon Bay (occasionally Caernarvon Bay)[1] is an inlet of the Irish Sea defined by the Llŷn peninsula and Anglesey.
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The gentle coastline surrounding it is home to villages including Nefyn, Pistyll, Trefor, Llithfaen , and Clynnog Fawr on the mainland, and Aberffraw, Llanddwyn and Rhosneigr on Anglesey.
The Menai Strait heads north east to link the bay to Conwy Bay.