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St. Andrews East Sands Photos

Fife, Scotland

Sunrise at East Sands, 2018 May 01 -- photo 5

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Students traditionally run into the sea at the first sunrise of May in St Andrews, Scotland

Filename: DSC03833a

Uploaded to Flickr by Dunnock_D on 5 May 2018

Creative Commons License Photo © Dunnock_D, 5 May 2018. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: St Andrews

Location type: Urban

OS Grid: NO518162

Coordinates: 56°20'9"N 2°46'48"W

Mapcode: GBR 2R.4Z6G

What 3 Words: loafer.doubts.noun

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: Scotland

Local Authority: Fife

Nearest postcode: KY16 8LB

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'Sunrise at East Sands, 2018 May 01 -- photo 5' - a photo of St. Andrews East Sands

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