WV2577 : Hottentot Figs

Hottentot Figs
Hottentot Figs
This creeping, mat-forming succulent species is common in Guernsey. The occupying Germans used the plant for camouflage purposes during WW2.
It is seen here close to Rocquaine Bay on Guernsey's west coast. On the skyline is the German direction-finding tower on L'Eree Peninsula.
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2015
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Photographer
Colin Smith   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Monday, 5 October, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 October, 2015
Category
Flora   (more nearby)
Subject Location
MGRS: geotagged! WV 2539 7764 [10m precision]
WGS84: 49:27.0534N 2:38.9818W
Photographer Location
MGRS: geotagged! WV 2540 7760
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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