Sharpness Point

Sharpness Point is a small headland projecting into the North Sea at Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear.

grid reference is NZ371699.

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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