Area Covered
Cornwall has an area of about 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi) and the team covers all inland parts up to the border with Devon, with HM Coastguard covering the coastal areas. Although most of the county is farmland and semi-rural, over 300 square miles (780 km2) of this is open moorland including tors and lowland heath.
Although the team borders four other teams at the eastern end of the county, its promontory position means it has to be completely self-sufficient, being unable to rely on immediate help from neighbouring teams for incidents in the western parts of the team's area.
Read more about this topic: Cornwall Search & Rescue Team
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