Artificial lake at Silksworth, Sunderland
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Artificial lake at Silksworth, Sunderland
Image: © Malc McDonald Taken: 19 Apr 2014
This lake is artificial, created on the site of a former colliery in Sunderland's suburbs. The blue sign to the right of the image indicates that the path forms part of the Walney to Wear (W2W) cycle route, a long distance route across northern England from Walney Island to Sunderland.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.878656
Longitude
-1.420351