Pendine Sands

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Pendine Sands is a long, flat beach in Carmarthenshire, Wales, famed for its historic land speed record attempts and expansive sandy shoreline.

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Pendine Sands canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf beach
coastal landform
country Wales
hasAccessType public access to sections of the beach
hasApproximateLength 11 kilometres
7 miles
hasEnvironment coastal dune system landward
hasGeologicalType sandy beach
hasHazard fast incoming tides
military activity in restricted zones
hasHistoricalEvent 1920s land speed record competitions
J. G. Parry‑Thomas land speed record attempts
Malcolm Campbell land speed record attempts
hasHistoricalPeriodOfProminence 1920s
hasLandSpeedRecordRole venue for early world land speed records
hasNearbySettlement Pendine village
linked to: Pendine
hasNearbyTown Carmarthen
hasNotableFeature expansive sandy shoreline
hard compacted sand at low tide
large tidal range
hasNotablePersonAssociated J. G. Parry‑Thomas
Malcolm Campbell
hasNotableVehicleAssociated Babs
Blue Bird
hasReputation historic motorsport destination
one of the flattest beaches in Wales
hasRestrictedArea MOD firing range
hasTerrain flat
hasTourismInfrastructure car parks
holiday parks nearby
visitor facilities
knownFor land speed record attempts
motorsport history
recreational beach use
locatedIn Carmarthenshire
south‑west Wales
linked to: West Wales
locatedNear Pendine
locatedOn Carmarthen Bay
managedBy Ministry of Defence (partly)
linked to: Ministry of Defence

local authorities (partly)
partOf Bristol Channel coast
usedFor kite sports
land speed record trials
military training
motor racing
sand yachting
sunbathing
tourism
walking

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carmarthen Bay coast hasBeach Pendine Sands
Carmarthen Bay hasNearbyBeach Pendine Sands
Pendine hasPart Pendine Sands
Pendine hasBeach Pendine Sands
Laugharne estuary near Pendine Sands