Ham Island
Ham Island is an inhabited man-made island of roughly 50 hectares in the River Thames in Old Windsor in England. It was a mature meander of the Thames until a channel was dug, the New Cut, to build Old Windsor Lock which reduced the navigable distance by two thirds.
Bashereyre, Public domain.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- Description: island in the River Thames
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Friday Island
Friday Island is an island in the River Thames in England at Old Windsor, Berkshire.
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Sunnymeads
Wraysbury is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in England.
Wraysbury
Wraysbury is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in England.
Ham Island
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Latitude
51.46832° or 51° 28′ 6″ north
Longitude
-0.57021° or 0° 34′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C3XFC9H+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Ham Island” goes by many names.
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