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The Ravenswood Generating Station along the banks of the East Channel in the Ravenswood section of Western Queens,New York
Patchy sunlight illuminates the Bristol Channel on an otherwise grey, dull December afternoon, whilst 66081 makes its way to Aberthaw power station along the Vale of Glamorgan line on the 6C45 loaded coal from Tower Colliery.
Whilst travelling down Lemaire Channel to our next landing point at Port Lockroy. Our captain informed us prior to our trip down the channel, that he would like to wait for two hours to allow for improved weather coming our way.
The royal iron factory, Araçoiaba, São Paulo.
Rolleiflex 3,5 F Planar, Rollei Ortho 25 iso. D 76 1:2 @ 22ºC, 6' in continuous rotation with Uniroller. Scanner DT-S 1030ai
The English Channel, also called simply the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France and links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busiest shipping area in the world.
It is about 560 km (350 mi) long and varies in width from 240 km (150 mi) at its widest to 34 km (21 mi) in the Strait of Dover. It is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe, covering an area of some 75,000 km2 (29,000 sq mi).
Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh. Dungeness is also the name of the power station and a few other nearby buildings near the beach, and of an important ecological site at the same location.
Dungeness is one of the largest expanses of shingle in the world. It is of international conservation importance for its geomorphology, plant and invertebrate communities and birdlife. This is recognised and protected mostly through its conservation designations as a National Nature Reserve (NNR), a Special Protection Area (SPA), a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) of Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay.
There is a remarkable variety of wildlife living at Dungeness, with over 600 different types of plant: a third of all those found in Britain. It is one of the best places in Britain to find insects such as moths, bees and beetles, and spiders; many of these are very rare, some found nowhere else in Britain.
The short-haired bumblebee, Bombus subterraneus, was last found in the UK in 1988, but has survived in New Zealand after being shipped there more than 100 years ago. It is to be reintroduced at Dungeness. It is planned that the first bees will be introduced in the spring of 2010.
The flooded gravel pits on Denge Beach, both brackish and fresh water, provide an important refuge for many migratory and coastal bird species. The RSPB has a bird sanctuary there and every year thousands of bird watchers descend on the peninsula to catch a glimpse of a rare bird from the bird observatory.
One of the most remarkable features of the site is an area known as 'the patch' or, by anglers, as 'the boil'. The waste hot water and sewage from the Dungeness nuclear power stations are pumped into the sea through two outfall pipes, enriching the biological productivity of the sea bed and attracting seabirds from miles around.
Beach fishing is popular at Dungeness, with the area being a nationally recognised cod fishing venue in the winter.
The name Dungeness derives from Old Norse nes: "headland", with the first part probably connected with the nearby Denge Marsh. Popular etymology ascribes a French origin to the toponym, giving an interpretation as "dangerous nose".
A couple of years ago it was decided to make the Meuse a safer river. To that end channels and 'bays' were dug to 'dilute' the waters in case of a deluge. One of the digs led to the formation of a spit in the river between Blerick and Venlo. It's a wild place, a nature reserve and a free-roaming area for Galloways. And of course for hikers such as your Obedient Servant.
Always lots to be seen here. Today I noticed these Great Banded Furrow-Bees visiting a Marsh Thistle. Obviously that Thistle likes these grounds which should be wetter than they are in the drought we're experiencing. Those Bees have been making inroads into the fauna of the northern Low Counties. Not long ago they were seen primarily along the Meuse 'down south' around Maastricht. But now they've been spotted more to the north and also here in Blerick-Venlo. Take a look at those beautiful double-banded markings!
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Beautiful Summer day by the Channel at Swansea which connects Lake Macquarie to the Pacific Ocean in the Hunter Region, NSW, Australia.
This fantastic rock shelf is located to the north of the tidal pool at Kiama, and on a morning with a decent swell, lots of splashing and cascading water can be captured.
From a sunrise shoot at Chalky Beach, Swansea Heads, NSW, Australia.
The weather conspired to deliver a sky bare of clouds but the natural beauty of this location is always worth capturing regardless.
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Built for supplying remote locations in Greenland. Now named 'Le Français', Kaskelot, a three-masted barque and one of the largest remaining wooden ships in commission.is seen sailing down the Bristol Channel.
IMO 5183120
Built 1948 J. Ring-Andersen, Denmark
226 grt
25Mar2014
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