Looking along the line of the Steel-clad shells of the gates of the Thames barrier in the Thames estuary at Silvertown Greater London, UK

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Looking along the line of the Steel-clad shells of the gates of the Thames barrier in the Thames estuary at Silvertown Greater London, UK. This retractable barrier system were created to serve as a Flood defence, protecting most of Greater London from being flooded by exceptionally high tides and storm surges from the North Sea

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Size: 3682px × 2455px
Location: River Thames, Greater London, UK
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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