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SZ5881 : Breakwaters on Shanklin beach

taken 14 years ago, near to Luccombe Village, Isle of Wight, England

Breakwaters on Shanklin beach
Breakwaters on Shanklin beach
Breakwaters on the beach at Shanklin, Isle of Wight.

Visible just behind the first breakwater is a pipeline. This pipeline crosses the English Channel on the sea bed. It was installed during the Second World War, and was used for supplying fuel to armed forces in combat in northern France.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Defence, Military Place: Shanklin Isle of Wight other tags: Shanklin Isle of Wight Isle of Wight Breakwaters Second World War Pipeline Beach Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Shanklin Beach [135] · Isle of Wight [128] ·
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SZ5881, 872 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Malc McDonald   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 25 June, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 28 June, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 5853 8101 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:37.5518N 1:10.4337W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 5853 8102
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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