P number: | P205747 |
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Old photograph number: | A05816 |
Caption: | Viewpoint, Hengistbury Head, S. of Christchurch. Looking NE. |
Description: | Viewpoint, Hengistbury Head, S. of Christchurch. Looking NE. Sand-dunes and bar at mouth of the Avon-Stour estuary (Christchurch Harbour). Sea currents sweeping eastwards round Hengistbury have raised the formation of a shingle spit; the older part of this spit has formed a foundation for the development of sand-dunes. |
Date taken: | Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 BST 1932 |
Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
Copyright statement: | Crown |
X longitude/easting: | 417500 |
Y latitude/northing: | 90500 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 180.22 KB; 1000 x 724 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 192 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, wind/ Sand-dunes, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Coastal deposition, sand-bars, shingle-ridges, storm-beaches |
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