Sharpness Point
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Sharpness Point is a small headland projecting into the North Sea at Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear.[1] The O.S. grid reference is NZ371699.[2]
It is the only promontory in Northumberland with the -ness suffix. The word ness is a geographical term for a promontory, cape or headland, a strip of land projecting into a body of water, and derives from the Old English næs, meaning headland (related to Old Norse nes).
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55°01′24″N 1°25′08″W / 55.02335°N 1.41887°W
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