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Sharpness Point

Headlands of EnglandLandforms of Tyne and WearTynemouth
Sharpness Point geograph.org.uk 325615
Sharpness Point geograph.org.uk 325615

Sharpness Point is a small headland projecting into the North Sea at Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear. The O.S. grid reference is NZ371699. It is the only promontory in Northumberland with the -ness suffix. The word ness is a geographical term for a promontory, cape or headland, a strip of land projecting into a body of water, and derives from the Old English næs, meaning headland (related to Old Norse nes).

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Sharpness Point
Percy Gardens, North Tyneside

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N 55.02335 ° E -1.41887 °
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Tynemouth Outdoor Pool

Percy Gardens
NE30 4HH North Tyneside
England, United Kingdom
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