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Places

Below is a list of places that are relevant to the story of Arrow / Whiting:

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the state of Maryland in the USA. Founded in 1729, Baltimore is situated along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of Chesapeake Bay, and is a major U.S. seaport.

Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France.

Clouter Rock

A rock just off Stepper Point between Hawkers Cove and the end of the point.

Doom Bar, Dunbar

The Doom Bar is the name of the sandbar that protects the entrance to Padstow Harbour

Fells Point

Fell's Point is a neighbourhood in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1730 by William Fell.

Hawker's Cove

Hawker's Cove is a small coastal settlement situated 1.5 miles (2 kilometres) north of Padstow on the west side of the River Camel estuary

Ketch, The

The most north-westerly part of the Doom Bar at the entrance to the channel into Padstow on the eastern side

Padstow

Padstow is a fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary.

Plymouth

The port of Plymouth lies on the south coast of Devon where it meets the border with the county of Cornwall. Arrow was taken to Plymouth after her capture.

Stepper Point

Stepper Point is the headland on the west side of the River Camel estuary.


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