Abandoned wooden fishing boat on the shingle beach at Dungeness in Kent.

Abandoned wooden fishing boat on the shingle beach at Dungeness in Kent.

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Dungeness, in Kent on England's South coast, is the largest area of open shingle in Europe. Despite its bleak appearance this headland actually represents a delicate ecosystem and is a designated SSSI or Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is overshadowed by the presence of 2 nuclear power stations, the older Dungeness A Magnox station and the newer Dungeness B AGR ( Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor ).

Location: Dungeness, Kent, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom