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Fornells Bay is deep, measuring 5 kilometres long and 2 kilometres wide. The narrow entrance regulates the force of the open sea. Sufficiently narrow to offer protection, the entrance allows water to enter the bay while restricting the waves. The wind is not so easily restrained. The surrounding
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Phil Lee - 2004 - Page 235 "Fornells has no beach to speak of apart from a tiny patch of sand in front of Sa Nansa restaurant, round the corner from the main square. There is, however, o a long strip of sand 1.5km back down the access road beside the Ses
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