Mijnkraters Sanctuary Wood
Mijnkraters Sanctuary Wood is a sinkhole in West Flanders, Flanders. Mijnkraters Sanctuary Wood is situated nearby to the playground Palendorp, as well as near the amusement ride Gekke Koets.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62 and Hill 62 Memorial.
Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62
Museum
Photo: Harm.frielink, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62, 3 km east of Ypres, Belgium is a private museum located in the neighborhood of the Canadian Hill 62 Memorial and the Sanctuary Wood Cemetery. Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62 is situated 680 metres southwest of Mijnkraters Sanctuary Wood.
Hill 62 Memorial
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Canadian Hill 62 Memorial is a war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in defending the southern stretches of the Ypres Salient between April and August 1916 including actions in battle at the St Eloi Craters, Hill 62, Mount Sorrel and Sanctuary Wood. Hill 62 Memorial is situated 800 metres southwest of Mijnkraters Sanctuary Wood.
Boomerang
Roller coaster
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Boomerang is a roller coaster, which is situated 730 metres north of Mijnkraters Sanctuary Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Zandvoorde.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Zandvoorde
Village
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Zandvoorde is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part of the municipality of Zonnebeke. Zandvoorde is a rural village, in the rolling landscape of the southern part of the province. Zandvoorde is situated 3½ km southeast of Mijnkraters Sanctuary Wood.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres. Hollebeke is situated 4 km south of Mijnkraters Sanctuary Wood.
Mijnkraters Sanctuary Wood
- Type: Sinkhole
- Categories: historic site, explosion crater, and landform
- Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.84053° or 50° 50′ 26″ northLongitude
2.95368° or 2° 57′ 13″ eastOpen location code
9F24RXR3+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 781306479OpenStreetMap feature
historic=bomb_craterOpenStreetMap feature
natural=sinkhole
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