Detonating area
Belgium /
West-Flandern /
Ostend /
World
/ Belgium
/ West-Flandern
/ Ostend
water, military, explosives, dangerous place / area
From 2012 established an area with base 51 ° 29 ' 07N - 2 ° 49' , 92E and a radius of 3.2 nm for detonating old war ammunition and practice mines. This area is used year round different types of vessels Belgian Navy for detonating at sea old war mines and practice mines by navy vessels or especially found by vessels and dredgers . The frequency of these detonations varies from 15 to 20 explosions per year.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°29'4"N 2°49'55"E
- Marinebase Zeebrugge 30 km
- Oudenburg Radio Communications Services 32 km
- Quarters Vloethemveld 41 km
- Oefenterrein van Oedelem 44 km
- Wingene Radio Communications Services 56 km
- Airfield Ursel 56 km
- Quarters Bos van Houthulst (EOD) (Houthulst Forest) 58 km
- Quarters 1ste Wachtmeester Lemahieu Albert 71 km
- Quarters Kapitein Vlieger de Hemptinne 85 km
- Quarters Westakkers 101 km
- Sub area А 8.8 km
- Thornton Bank wind farm 11 km
- Rentel wind farm 13 km
- Norther wind farm 13 km
- Sub area В 14 km
- Northwind wind farm 16 km
- Seastar Wind Farm 18 km