Porthcurnow

Porthcurnow

Porthcurnow (spr. pōrthkúrno), romantische, von Felsformationen umgebene Höhle an der Südküste der engl. Grafschaft Cornwall, 12 km südwestlich von Penzance. Von hier führt ein unterseeisches Telegraphenkabel nach Lissabon, Cadiz, Gibraltar, Malta und Zante.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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