The Bank overlooks the Landwash
The Bank is a manmade structure. In the mid-1950s, when the Gut was dredged, sand and gravel were piled at the edge of the Landwash, creating the Bank. Although breakwaters has been constructed to slow the adverse effects of river sand and tidal action, the Gut must be dredged regularly to maintain...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_avalon/4377 2023-12-31T10:19:14+01:00 The Bank overlooks the Landwash Branch Cultural Historical Association Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch; 2008-09 image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4377 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4377 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Branch Cultural Historical Association Linda OKeefe Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Knowledge of the land/water and environment Architecture building and construction Landscape Banks Still Image Photograph 2008 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z The Bank is a manmade structure. In the mid-1950s, when the Gut was dredged, sand and gravel were piled at the edge of the Landwash, creating the Bank. Although breakwaters has been constructed to slow the adverse effects of river sand and tidal action, the Gut must be dredged regularly to maintain channel depth. Boats loaded with fish sometimes go aground on the Bar (sandbar) at low tide while trying to get in the Gut. Still Image Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Knowledge of the land/water and environment Architecture building and construction Landscape Banks Branch Cultural Historical Association The Bank overlooks the Landwash |
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Knowledge of the land/water and environment Architecture building and construction Landscape Banks |
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The Bank is a manmade structure. In the mid-1950s, when the Gut was dredged, sand and gravel were piled at the edge of the Landwash, creating the Bank. Although breakwaters has been constructed to slow the adverse effects of river sand and tidal action, the Gut must be dredged regularly to maintain channel depth. Boats loaded with fish sometimes go aground on the Bar (sandbar) at low tide while trying to get in the Gut. |
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The Bank overlooks the Landwash |
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The Bank overlooks the Landwash |
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The Bank overlooks the Landwash |
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The Bank overlooks the Landwash |
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The Bank overlooks the Landwash |
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bank overlooks the landwash |
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2008 |
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http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4377 |
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Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch; |
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Newfoundland |
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Newfoundland |
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Branch Cultural Historical Association Linda OKeefe Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory |
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Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4377 |
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CC BY-NC 2.0 CA |
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