St. Mary's Church on a cliff above the historic town of Whitby in North Yorkshire, Britain. Whitby, a seaside town and small fishing port is on the

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St. Mary's Church on a cliff above the historic town of Whitby in North Yorkshire, Britain. Whitby, a seaside town and small fishing port is on the north Yorkshire coast, facing the North Sea. Whitby is associated with Royal Navy Captain James Cook, voyager and discoverer of Australia where he learned his seamanship in the harbour, the horror novel of Dracula and the famous Whitby Jet black and alum found in the surrounding cliffs.

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Size: 4016px × 6016px
Location: Whitby, Yorkshire, Britain
Photo credit: © richard sowersby / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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