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Maplin Sands

The Maplin Sands are mudflats on the northern bank of the Thames estuary, off Foulness Island, near in , , though they actually lie within the neighbouring borough of .
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Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foulness Island and Shoeburyness.

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is Essex's largest island. There is nothing much for tourists to see, due to the restrictions put in place by the UK Ministry of Defence regarding access to the island.

Town
Photo: Julieanne Savage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, or simply Shoebury, is a coastal town in the , in the ceremonial county of , England; it lies 3 miles east of the city centre. is situated 6 miles west of Maplin Sands.

Hamlet
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Magna is a village and civil parish in the of , England. It lies 4 miles north-east of , its post town, and 17 miles south-east of the county town of . is situated 6 miles west of Maplin Sands.

Maplin Sands

Latitude
51.55505° or 51° 33′ 18″ north
Longitude
0.91825° or 0° 55′ 6″ east
Open location code
9F32HW49+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 666938634
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wetland
Geo­Names ID
2643080
Wiki­data ID
Q6754125
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Maplin Sands” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maplin Sands”. Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.