Sea ice expanse on sand beach towards calm seawater and white sun shining through grey clouds, St Annes, Lancashire, UK
The winter of 2010-2011 included the coldest December since Met Office Records began in 1910. The mean December 2010 temperature was minus 1 degree Celsius. In some places the temperature was down to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 F). Late November to Boxing Day 2010 included two spells of severe winter weather in the UK with very low temperatures and significant snowfall. The beach in and around St Annes, on Lancashire's Fylde Coast, displayed large areas of sea ice, several centimetres thick. Sea ice on sand beach expanse towards calm seawater and a white sun shining through grey clouds, St Annes. The view looks south across the River Ribble Estuary towards the coastline at Southport.
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Location: SEa ice sand beach to white sun shining grey clouds above calm seawater, St Annes, Lancashire, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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