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Fun fact 3 about Manchester

Tower Blocks over Knott Mill, geograph 6866152 by David Dixon
city

The Manchester Ship Canal, built between 1888 and 1894, allowed oceangoing ships to sail into the Port of Manchester.

Manchester
United Kingdom
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Manchester

United Kingdom

Country
United Kingdom
Population
547.6K
Coordinates
53.48, -2.24
448th most populous city in the world

Manchester is a city in the county of Greater Manchester, located in North West England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the city of Salford to the west.

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Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0