Talk:Varne Bank

Depth

How deep is the Varne Bank? Shallow according to this: http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2262155 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Varnebank (talk • contribs) 22:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

On one nautical chart the shallowest point is entered as "4". But I don't know if this is metres, or feet or fathoms or whatever. The main shipping routes seem to be between "20" and "55" deep in this area. --BjKa (talk) 10:19, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

When I found the page, it said no more than <!-- BAD coordinates {{coord|51|1|286|N|1|23|879|E|display=title}} -->
So I used this map in conjunction with the satellite view of Google Maps to come up with the coordinates of 51°0′0″N 1°22′30″E.
NB: According to the nautical chart the "Varne" lightship is not sitting on the sandbank, but slightly northeast of it.
--BjKa (talk) 10:19, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Weblinks

Many of the links quoted as sources have gone dead in the meantime. --BjKa (talk) 10:49, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Broken links:

• ref name="Chirp 2006": http://www.chirp.co.uk/main/downloads/html/MFB11.htm MV Lowlands Maine] Maritime - 26 April 2006</ref>
• ref name="MCGA 2008": http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-newsroom/mcga-press-releases.htm?id=39DA3DEED38895BE&m=1&y=2008 Container Vessel "LT Cortesia" aground in Dover Strait] Maritime & Coastguard Agency - January 02, 2008</ref>
• ref name="Folkestone": http://www.thisisfolkestone.co.uk/home2.htm Folkestone Harbour] thisisfolkestone.co.uk</ref>
• ref name="Flint": https://www.istructe.org/thestructuralengineer/HC/Abstract.asp?PID=2830 AR Flint - Paper: The Proposed Bridge over the English Channel] Structural Engineer magazine</ref>

88.219.191.86 (talk) 11:50, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Varne Bank/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

Assessed as start class due to good referencing and linking. To achieve B class:- It is suitably referenced, and all major points are appropriately cited. = yes It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies. = ?? (it appears to cover a good range, but this is outside my area of knowledge) It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. = no It is free from major grammatical errors. = yes It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. = no Comment:- Article could be expanded and needs to be put into sections. Photographs are needed (Varne Lightship?) Mjroots (talk) 10:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Last edited at 10:15, 26 January 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 09:49, 30 April 2016 (UTC)