Isle of Grain

Geographical location

The Isle of Grain is the eastern end of the Hoo peninsula in the north of the county of Kent in England. It lies at the mouth of the River Medway in the estuary of the River Thames and is composed almost entirely of marshland.

The south of the Isle of Grain is an important industrial area today. By 1982, there was a large oil refinery. Today is in this area of ​​London Thames port. Several power plants are located in its vicinity.

The Isle of Grain is as a possible site of a new major airport ( Thames Estuary Airport ) in conversation, which is to the congested London Heathrow Airport relieve stress and increase the international competitiveness of the region to investors. To this end, put the British star architect Norman Foster in the year prior to 2011 plans.

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