Goodwin Sands
51°16′25″N 1°30′30″E / 51.27361°N 1.50833°E / 51.27361; 1.50833
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Goodwin Sands je 16 km dug pješčani sprud na engleskoj obali La Manchea, oko 9 km istočno od mjesta Deal u grofoviji Kent.[1] Tzv. Brake Bank koji se nalazi nasuprot obali je dio iste geološke cjeline.[2][3] S obzirom da leži u blizini prometnog morskog kanala, vjeruje se da su se na njemu nasukalo ili potonulo preko 2000 brodova, pa je zbog toga obilježen nizom brodova-svjetionika i bova. Najpoznatije olupine su VOC ship Rooswijk, HMS Stirling Castle, SS Montrose i South Goodwin Lightship. U blizini se vodilo nekoliko pomorskih bitaka, uključujući bitku kod Godwin Sandsa 1652. i Bitku u Doverskom prolazu 1917.
Izvori
- ↑ Cloet, R. L. (1954). "Hydrographic Analysis of the Goodwin Sands and the Brake Bank". The Geographical Journal 120 (2): 203–215.
- ↑ R. L. Cloet, "Hydrographic Analysis of the Goodwin Sands and the Brake Bank", The Geographical Journal, 120.2 (June 1954:203-215). Cloet demolished the story that the Goodwin Sands had been a low-lying island, identifying its hydrofoil shape formed by currents, and charting its anti-clockwise drift.
- ↑ Cloet, R. L. (1961). "Development of the Brake Bank". The Geographical Journal 127 (3): 335–339.
Vanjske veze
- The Goodwin Sands 2009 survey. The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.
- An historical sketch, including a map of the sands and their environs Arhivirano 2009-09-07 na Wayback Machine-u
- Historic Deal information on the Goodwin Sands Arhivirano 2012-01-02 na Wayback Machine-u