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South Shields Beach Photos

Tyne and Wear, England

sunrise at little haven beach south shields

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taken at around 5.10am,

Uploaded by evan hannard on 30 May 2013

Creative Commons License Photo © evan hannard, 30 May 2013. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: Westoe, South Shields

Location type: Urban

OS Grid: NZ379672

Coordinates: 54°59'53"N 1°24'31"W

Mapcode: GBR LBLN.T2

What 3 Words: sweep.trap.just

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: England

Local Authority: South Tyneside

Nearest postcode: NE33 2LD

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'sunrise at little haven beach south shields' - a photo of South Shields Beach

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