The Tay Whale

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Tay Whale by william as part of the Geograph project.

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The Tay Whale

Image: © william Taken: 6 Sep 2011

'TWAS in the month of December, and in the year 1883, That a monster whale came to Dundee, Resolved for a few days to sport and play, And devour the small fishes in the silvery Tay. The whale is in the museum at Dundee.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.462568
Longitude
-2.971068