The River Alt
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The River Alt by Ian Greig as part of the Geograph project.
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The River Alt
Image: © Ian Greig Taken: 10 Jun 2016
The Alt runs from Huyton at 38m, through Croxteth Park, roughly follows the M57 motorway south of Kirkby, then flows north of Aintree and south of Maghull. It then runs south of Formby and empties into the Irish Sea, near the edge of the Mersey estuary here at Hightown.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.524686
Longitude
-3.063695