ND4894 : Water Sound, South Ronaldsay and Burray, Orkney

near to Grimness, Orkney Islands, Great Britain

Water Sound, South Ronaldsay and Burray, Orkney
Water Sound, South Ronaldsay and Burray, Orkney
View from South Ronaldsay to Burray. Beach across head of bay has formed along Churchill Barrier Number 4 which links the two islands and separates Scapa Flow from the North Sea. Sand is still accumulating and the barrier is now tens of metres from the shoreline.
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2005
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Date Taken
Tuesday, 15 November, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 February, 2006
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Bay   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ND 480 946 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:50.1423N 2:54.1517W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ND 483 945
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