J3675 : Harbour lagoon, Belfast (4)

taken 11 years ago, 3 km from Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Harbour lagoon, Belfast (4)
Harbour lagoon, Belfast (4)
See J3775 : Harbour lagoon, Belfast. The same lagoon, seen from the western end of the embankment J3675 : Embankment, Victoria Park, Belfast (3), on the northern side of Victoria Park. The George Best Belfast City Airport is behind the fence in the background. The building is the former terminal J3775 : Former terminal building, George Best Belfast City Airport. Taken about 3¾ hours before high water.
Victoria Park, Belfast

A park of some 60 acres, built on reclaimed land in 1906, between the industrial part of Belfast Harbour Estate and the Sydenham bypass, replacing an earlier pleasure park on Dargan Island (now Queen’s Island). There is a large lake with two islands. The park is partly enclosed by an embankment on the northern and western sides.
It attracts a considerable number of ducks and greylag geese. On one of the flight paths to the George Best Belfast City Airport – low flying aircraft are one of the attractions.
Part of the park is included in the Connswater Greenway project LinkExternal link “Proposals in Victoria Park will protect and enhance its environmental and amenity value. Proposals include a new bridge into Airport Road, lighting, improved and new paths, an observation point, new toilet block, interpretative signage and a trim trail”.
Most of the park is level making it suitable for those with impaired mobility. There is a car park and public toilets.

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Date Taken
Monday, 3 December, 2012   (more nearby)
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Monday, 3 December, 2012
Geographical Context
Suburb, Urban fringe  Docks, Harbours 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 368 755 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.5940N 5:52.9983W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 366 756
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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Belfast  Belfast Harbour  Lagoon  Belfast Harbour Lagoons  Victoria Park (Belfast)  Airport  Belfast City Airport 

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