Manchester Ship Canal

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Manchester Ship Canal by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.

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Manchester Ship Canal

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 1 Oct 2012

Looking along the canal, from Ivy Wharf, towards Manchester and Salford city centres. The tallest building (towards the right hand side of the photograph) is Image], a 47-storey hotel and apartment building. The remains of Pomona Docks (numbers 3 and 2) can be seen on the right hand side of the canal as we look at it.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.467981
Longitude
-2.275026