PENZANCE, CLIMATE OF
\pɛnzˈans], \pɛnzˈans], \p_ɛ_n_z_ˈa_n_s]\
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This is the chief residence of invalids in Cornwall, England, during the winter. It is situated on Mount’s Bay, about ten miles from the Land’s End. It is 5 1/2 warmer in winter than London, 2 colder in summer: scarcely 1 warmer in the spring, and only about 2 1/2 warmer in the autumn. It is a very favourable winter residence for the phthisical invalid.
By Robley Dunglison
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