HY5231 : Seal Skerry, West coast of Eday

near to West Side, Orkney Islands, Great Britain

Seal Skerry, West coast of Eday
Seal Skerry, West coast of Eday
Seal Skerry is indeed used by several Common seals, Phoca vitulina, though not as many as we've seen in previous years. Seal Skerry also deflects the huge tidal streams that characterise these waters. Note the calmer conditions in Sealskerry Bay behind the reef.
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2009
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Date Taken
Thursday, 13 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 30 May, 2010
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Reefs   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 52914 31268 [1m precision]
WGS84: 59:9.9318N 2:49.5155W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 52875 31240
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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