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LocationEngland
East Yorkshire
Sunk Island
Welwick Bank (marine embankment)
Distance (N) from Greenwich
OS map detailsOS Explorer: 292
OS grid refTA 32190.18226
(532190,418226)
WGS84 lat/long53.643851, -0.001801
TypeObelisk/Pillar
Marking date1985, moved 2006
AccessRestricted by tides. Mark no longer present