2016

NZ4347 : North end of Blast Beach

taken 10 years ago, 3 km from Cold Hesledon, County Durham, England

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North end of Blast Beach
North end of Blast Beach
The broad sands of Blast Beach were heavily polluted by coal waste from the nearby Dawdon Colliery and other industrial enterprises. Over the period 1997 to 2002, the "Turning the Tide" project made great progress in restoring the coast of County Durham to its pristine state. Nose's Point beyond.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Rocks, Scree, Cliffs Primary Subject: Beach other tags: Cliffs Beach Headland Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Dawdon Colliery [18] · Colliery Waste [17] · Durham Coast [11] · North end of Blast Beach [6] · Turning the Tide Project made Great Progress [2] Title Clusters: · North end of Blast Beach [2] ·
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NZ4347, 82 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Oliver Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 10 February, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 11 February, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 4374 4778 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:49.3778N 1:19.2456W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 43882 47072
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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