Sovereign Harbour
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sovereign Harbour by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Sovereign Harbour
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 4 Aug 2012
The area known as the Crumbles, a shingle bank on the coast to the east of the town centre was redeveloped in the 1990s to build a marina, shops, and several thousand houses, along with luxury flats and apartments. Now known as Sovereign Harbour, the area was formerly home to many species of rare plants. The main marina, called Inner Harbour, is behind the twin sea locks (Image]). This is the central body of water and was the first harbour in use. It contains berths for both visiting and resident berth holders. This view is from Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.791674
Longitude
0.325341