Ness Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is the most easterly point of
England
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,
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...
, the
United Kingdom
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and the
British Isles
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. It is located in
Lowestoft
Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the List of extreme points of the United Kingdom, most easterly UK se ...
in the
East Suffolk district of the county of
Suffolk
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. The site is located to the east of the town centre, overlooking the
North Sea
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, and has a
direction marker, known as the Euroscope, marking locations in other countries and their distance from Ness Point.
[The mess that is Ness](_blank)
BBC Suffolk, 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
Located at Ness Point is the previous record holder for Britain's tallest
wind turbine
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, nicknamed "Gulliver". It stands tall, generating electricity for the
National Grid.
[Suffolk's first turbine](_blank)
BBC Suffolk, 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
Ness Point is a large
terminal pumping station transferring sewage from Lowestoft to
Corton STW. It suffered extreme
concrete degradation
Concrete degradation may have many different causes. Concrete is mostly damaged by the corrosion of reinforcement bars, the carbonatation of hardened cement paste or chloride attack under wet conditions. Chemical damage is caused by the formati ...
throughout the facility from
Hydrogen sulfide
Hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula . It is a colorless chalcogen-hydride gas, and is toxic, corrosive, and flammable. Trace amounts in ambient atmosphere have a characteristic foul odor of rotten eggs. Swedish chemist ...
which has necessitated repairs.
See also
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Corrachadh Mòr, westernmost point of the British mainland.
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Lizard Point, southernmost point of the British mainland.
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Dunnet Head
Dunnet Head () is a peninsula on the northern coast of Caithness, Scotland, west of John o' Groats. It terminates at Easter Head, the northernmost point on the island of Great Britain.
Geography
Dunnet Head forms the western limit of the Pen ...
, northernmost point of the British mainland.
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Marshall Meadows Bay
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Marshall Meadows Bay is a small bay located on the Northumberland coast, England, north of Berwick-upon-Tweed Just to the north of the bay lies the Anglo-Scottish border and the northernmost point of England. Across the border in Scotla ...
, northernmost point of England.
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Ness, Lewis, northernmost point of the Outer Hebrides
Gallery
File:Easternmost point of England - geograph.org.uk - 229059.jpg, Easternmost point of England
File:Local Council Plaque marking the Easterly Extremity of the British Isles. - geograph.org.uk - 40557.jpg, Plaque marking the easternmost point of the British Isles
File:Lowestoft Ness - geograph.org.uk - 3692354.jpg, Lowestoft Ness
References
External links
Ness Point - Official Website
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Lowestoft
Extreme points of the United Kingdom