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Flamborough Head

/ -brə, ˈflæmbərə /

noun

  1. a chalk promontory in NE England, on the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The adult female was first sighted off Flamborough Head on 3 September before arriving in Redcar several days later.

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The giant Hornsea Three development lies 75 miles away from Flamborough Head, England’s biggest sea bird colony. on the eastern Yorkshire coast.

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From Flamborough Head to Spurn Point, the East Yorkshire coast is home to the UK's largest crab and lobster fishing industry, landing almost £10m worth of shellfish every year.

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The jet crashed while flying 566 knots, about 650 miles per hour, about 74 nautical miles off Flamborough Head.

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His body was recovered in the afternoon after a search and rescue operation involving the UK coastguards around 75 nautical miles from Flamborough Head in Yorkshire.

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