Wind turbine, Bangor
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Wind turbine, Bangor
Image: © Rossographer Taken: 7 Jul 2008
The local council have installed this rather large wind turbine to power their new waste management facility. It is situated in Balloo Wood. The turbine stands 54m high from base to hub, with blades that are 38m in diameter and 19m long; it has an electricity output of 850KW. When this picture was taken it was not yet operational.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.640768
Longitude
-5.666057