Talk:Carrick Roads

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3rd largest?[edit]

3rd largest natural harbour? Where does this idea come from? By what criteria?
Surely even in the British Isles, Scapa Flow, or Spithead, or the Nore, are larger; a quick look at a map shows that.
As for worldwide, loads of places spring to mind that are bigger; What about Oslo fjord? San Fransisco Bay? Sydney harbour? Tokyo bay? What about Freetown, whose bay is also, apparently, the 3rd largest natural harbour in the world? You might like to compare falmouth with freetown on this one... Swanny18 (talk) 16:27, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See [1] DuncanHill (talk) 16:32, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but see also [2]. Where do we go from here? Swanny18 (talk) 17:06, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious claim[edit]

I've moved this:
"Falmouth Harbour, including the Carrick Roads, is reputed to be the third largest natural harbour in the world ^[1]"
Even though it has a reputable source, it’s patently untrue.

It needs amending, but “it is claimed that Carrick Roads is the third largest natural harbour in the world, though this is patently untrue...” seems a bit harsh. Does anyone have any ideas? Swanny18 (talk) 12:55, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Falmouth Harbour Commissioners". Retrieved 2009-01-06.

Estuary?[edit]

Isn't it a ria rather than an estuary? Bodrugan (talk) 17:15, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Falmouth Harbour Commissioners". Retrieved 2009-01-06.

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