Mount Manisty

Coordinates: 53°18′13.38″N 02°54′50.24″W / 53.3037167°N 2.9139556°W / 53.3037167; -2.9139556
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The slopes of Mount Manisty (right) next to the Manchester Ship Canal.

Mount Manisty is a large

cutting) and the river.[4]

Mount Manisty takes its name from the departmental engineer who was in charge of construction of this section, Edward Manisty, the second son of Sir

The mound, which is described as a "striking feature" and a "considerable elevation",

Weaver Sluices and Runcorn. Stanlow Island and Ince mud banks lie in the upper Mersey estuary at this point along with several sand banks, particularly near Mount Manisty.[8] The physical and chemical properties of these mud banks have been studied.[9]

See also

References

  1. . Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  2. The Nineteenth Century
    (January–June 1894): 15.
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  4. ^ British Trust for Ornithology. Bird-Ringing Committee (1937). British birds. British Trust for Ornithology. pp. 49–50. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  5. ^ Leech, Sir Bosdin Thomas (1907). History of the Manchester Ship Canal: from its inception to its completion; with personal reminiscences. Sherratt & Hughes. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  6. ^ The Twentieth century. The Nineteenth Century and After Limited. 1894. p. 15. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  7. ^ Design Council (1894). Engineering. Office for Advertisements and Publication. p. 134. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  8. ^ Great Britain. Water Pollution Research Board (1928). Water pollution research ... H. M. Stationery Office. p. 48. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  9. ^ Great Britain. Dept. of the Environment; Great Britain. Water Pollution Research Board; Great Britain. Ministry of Technology (1933). Water pollution research. H. M. S. O. p. 40. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

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53°18′13.38″N 02°54′50.24″W / 53.3037167°N 2.9139556°W / 53.3037167; -2.9139556