2016

SD2503 : Liverpool Bay, Port Channel Marker C8 and Formby Point

taken 8 years ago, 4 km W of Hightown, Sefton, England

Liverpool Bay, Port Channel Marker C8 and Formby Point
Liverpool Bay, Port Channel Marker C8 and Formby Point
The shipping route approaching Liverpool follows the Queen's Channel, the Crosby Channel, and the River Mersey. The channels, which are well marked by numbered and lit buoyage, run between tall training banks that channel the scouring effects of the tide to keep the deep water approaches to Liverpool open. There are sandbanks and relatively shallow waters side either of the channel.

C8 is one of the red (port) markers. Its position is shown on navigation charts as (approx. 53º31.45’N, 3º07.07’W +/- 50m). The sand of Taylor's Bank and Formby Point can be seen beyond the channel.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Camera: Panasonic DMC-G7 other tags: Marker Buoy Navigation Marker Red Buoy Port Marker Buoy Liverpool Bay Crosby Channel Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Navigation Buoy [5] · Taylor's Bank [3] · Formby Point [2] ·
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SD2503, 8 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 13 July, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 23 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 259 036 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:31.4461N 3:7.0700W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 256 033
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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