Spectators of the mid-summer swim across the Menai Straits
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Spectators of the mid-summer swim across the Menai Straits
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 20 Jul 2008
The nearly frozen look of the spectators gives a clue as to how cold the waters of the Straits must be. It was a morning of sharp showers with a keen wind from a northerly direction. Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.141246
Longitude
-4.278089