WestFront - Ganzenpoot lock complex (Nieuwpoort, Belgium)
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General information about WestFront - Ganzenpoot lock complex
During World War I, this Goosefoot lock complex played a particularly important role. It is there one and the other was opened, flooding a large part of the Ijzervlakte and halting the German advance. At the WestFront visitor center, you can learn more about it all. Atop WestFront is also a particularly large monument set up: King Albert I on his horse. We took some nice 360° shots of it.
Visitor tips WestFront - Ganzenpoot lock complex
General tips:
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Geographical information
Address: Kustweg 2, Nieuwpoort, West Flanders, Belgium
Geographic coordinates:
– Google Maps: Latitude = 51.134622 – Longitude = 2.7562969
– Open Street Maps: Latitude = 51.135938 – Longitude = 2.755813
– Altitude h = 3 m
Location of WestFront - Ganzenpoot lock complex on :
Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen – Google Maps – OpenStreetMap.
Route to WestFront - Ganzenpoot lock complex : Route via Google Maps
Meteo
2°C
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
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Today
22:00
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 very light cloud cover
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2° | 3°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 27 Km/h | 71 % | 1027 mb |
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Tomorrow
22:00
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cloudless
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-1° | 4°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 26 Km/h | 71 % | 1028 mb |
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Fri Dec 25
22:00
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cloudless
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-2° | 5°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 14 Km/h | 85 % | 1032 mb |
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Sat Dec 25
22:00
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cloudless
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-1° | 6°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 11 Km/h | 88 % | 1034 mb |
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Sun Dec 25
10:00 p.m.
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 slightly cloudy
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-1° | 6°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 15 Km/h | 98 % | 1032 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
13:00
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cloudless
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2° | 2°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 25 Km/h | 71 % | 1027 mb |
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Today
16:00
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cloudless
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0° | 1°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 27 Km/h | 68 % | 1027 mb |
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Today
19:00
|
 cloudless
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-1° | -0°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 27 Km/h | 65 % | 1026 mb |
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Today
22:00
|
very light cloud cover
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-2° | -2°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 26 Km/h | 58 % | 1025 mb |
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Tomorrow
01:00
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very light cloud cover
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-1° | -1°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 26 Km/h | 53 % | 1025 mb |
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Tomorrow
04:00
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cloudless
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-1° | -1°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 54 % | 1025 mb |
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Tomorrow
07:00
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cloudless
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-1° | -1°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 20 Km/h | 59 % | 1025 mb |
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Tomorrow
10:00
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cloudless
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0° | 0°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 18 Km/h | 59 % | 1026 mb |
Starry sky above WestFront - Ganzenpoot lock complex
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Internet information from and about WestFront - Ganzenpoot lock complex
Visitor numbers: 22,622 visitors in 2018.
More information on the website of Visit Nieuwpoort.
Official web site of Western Front (including the option to reserve tickets). Other social media: Facebook - Instagram.
Wikipedia page about De Ganzepoot: EN - FR - AND
Nieuwpoort Tourist Office “Visit Nieuwpoort”:
website - Facebook - Instagram
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Our photos of WestFront - Ganzenpoot lock complex
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360° photo of the great monument of Albert I: (23/8/2020)
360° photo of the "De Ganzenpoot" lock complex at the great Albert I monument: (23/08/2020)
Spherical 360° photos
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