Boarding the Hamnavoe at Stromness Ferry Terminal

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Boarding the Hamnavoe at Stromness Ferry Terminal by John Lucas as part of the Geograph project.

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Boarding the Hamnavoe at Stromness Ferry Terminal

Image: © John Lucas Taken: 15 Nov 2011

Contrary to how it appears, these lorries are actually loading on to the ferry. Hamnavoe is not a through deck ferry so large vehicles must be reversed on to the vehicle deck to be facing the correct way for unloading.

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Image Location

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Latitude
58.963763
Longitude
-3.295202