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  • 1Pier Bandstand (Weymouth) — Pier Bandstand Weymouth is an Art Deco bandstand on the shore of Weymouth Bay in Dorset, England. Intended as the ideal venue for summer performances, events and dancing, the design was flawed in that only a third of the 2,400 seats were under… …

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  • 2pier — [pıə US pır] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Medieval Latin; Origin: pera] 1.) a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it ▪ a yacht moored at a pier ▪ strolling along Brighton Pier 2.) a… …

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  • 3Pier — [ Lake Mapourika in New Zealand illustrates the simplest form of pier] A pier is a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or pillars. The lighter structure of a pier allows tides and currents to flow almost unhindered,… …

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  • 4Southend Pier — Infobox Pier Pier name=Southend Pier caption=Southend pier from the land official name= carries=pedestrians, shuttle train, lifeboat crews /supplies crosses=Thames Estuary locale=Essex, UK type=Pleasure, RNLI lifeboat station maint=Southend… …

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  • 5Redondo Beach pier — Redondo Beach pier, situated near the western center of Redondo Beach, California, has stretched over the Pacific Ocean in numerous forms. Its official name is Municipal Pier , but it also goes by the nickname of Endless Pier . Earlier versions… …

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  • 6Wigan Pier — is the name given today to the area around the canal at the bottom of the Wigan flight of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. [http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/ll/wiganpier.htm Wigan Pier Leeds and Liverpool Canal ] ] It is a popular… …

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  • 7Charlevoix South Pier Light Station — Charlevoix Lighthouse Location Charlevoix County, Michigan Coordinates …

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  • 8The Road to Wigan Pier — Infobox Book | name = The Road to Wigan Pier title orig = translator = image caption = author = George Orwell illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Autobiography publisher = Victor Gollancz… …

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  • 9Queen's Pier — Queen s Pier, named after Queen Victoria, was a public ceremonial pier in front of City Hall in Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong. Its two generations have served as a ceremonial pier as well as a public pier, and have witnessed the official… …

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  • 10Steel Pier — The Steel Pier is a 1,000 foot long amusement pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is located opposite The Boardwalk from Trump Taj Mahal. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) gives these geographic coordinates for Steel Pier: Latitude 39°, 21… …

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