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  • The Exe reaches the sea at a substantial ria, the Exe Estuary, which opens into the [[English Chann At the mouth of the river as it enters the sea, [[Exmouth, Devon|Exmouth]] stands at the east side of the estuary mouth, a
    6 KB (940 words) - 21:31, 7 September 2018
  • The centre of the city is only about 50 feet above sea level, on the level gound which stretches out to the Humber in the East Riding, and all around
    42 KB (6,682 words) - 17:02, 26 March 2024
  • ...course of the Hull is through low-lying land that is at or just above sea level, and flooding has been a long-standing problem. Drainage schemes to allevia ...|1972 |p=85}}</ref> Below the lock, the surrounding land is almost at sea level, and the river is constrained by flood banks on both sides.
    18 KB (2,936 words) - 12:33, 31 January 2016
  • ...e '''River Humber''', is a large tidal estuary slicing in from the [[North Sea]] and separating [[Lincolnshire]] to the south from [[Yorkshire]] to the no ...m the north shore at [[Kingston upon Hull]]. The Humber meets the [[North Sea]] between [[Cleethorpes]] on the Lincolnshire side and the long, thin headl
    9 KB (1,375 words) - 13:25, 31 January 2016
  • ...the Irish, meaning ''Snow Mountain'') which reaches 2,030 feet above sea level. ...iff top viewpoint and car park at Knockamany Bens, then down again to sea level with the route looking out into the open Atlantic, before heading for Ban
    11 KB (1,762 words) - 21:17, 9 May 2022
  • ...[[Bal-Mawr]] whose top is adorned by a trig point at 1,991 feet above sea level.
    1 KB (222 words) - 13:15, 6 September 2017
  • ...]]. It is Montgomeryshire's [[county top]], reaching 2,726 feet above sea level.
    2 KB (315 words) - 14:00, 24 October 2017
  • ...g mountain pass, carrying the B4391 at an altitude of 1,594 feet above sea level.
    5 KB (870 words) - 10:14, 4 September 2014
  • ...ising to its highest point at 190 feet above sea level, and falling to the sea again in steep cliffs on all sides.
    4 KB (669 words) - 09:33, 18 March 2017
  • ...ding of Yorkshire]], a broad, low-lying finger of land between the [[North Sea]] and the [[Humber]]. It is the easternmost part of [[Yorkshire]]. It forms ...rising land of the [[Yorkshire Wolds]] to the north and west, the [[North Sea]] to the east and the River [[Humber]] to the south.
    16 KB (2,608 words) - 18:38, 5 June 2022
  • ...War. The Kinloch Estate extends to nearly 20,000 acres and rises from sea level at the [[Kyle of Tongue]] to over 3,000 feet on [[Ben Hope]], the most nort
    2 KB (235 words) - 20:36, 5 June 2022
  • ...maximum area of 3.7 acres and has a maximum altitude of 52 feet above sea level. It is one of a chain of three islands off the north of [[Anglesey]], the o
    2 KB (347 words) - 12:40, 16 March 2017
  • ...s' position produces a place of great contrast: the warming effect of the sea means they rarely have frost or snow, which allows local farmers to grow fl ...overb tells that for every man who dies a natural death on the islands the sea takes nine. Thankfully, since the building of lighthouses and improvements
    28 KB (4,458 words) - 15:10, 20 October 2016
  • The highest point on Sark is 374 feet above sea-level,<ref name="islandlife.org"/> which is the highest point in the whole Bailiw ...otably sea anemones, some of which are only safely accessible at low tide. Sea Ravens are very common in Sark.
    23 KB (3,611 words) - 14:36, 29 January 2022
  • ...the [[White Cliffs of Dover]] where the easternmost of Kent falls into the sea. ...Kent-Surrey border, often reaching heights in excess of 650 feet above sea level at the crest of the escarpment. The highest point is [[Botley Hill]] in Sur
    16 KB (2,606 words) - 20:24, 21 January 2015
  • ...highest point here is Butser Hill, reaching a height of 889 feet above sea level. ...ring the Cretaceous Period around sixty million years ago within a shallow sea which extended across much of northwest Europe and Britain. The chalk is fo
    18 KB (2,739 words) - 21:37, 25 January 2017
  • The river rises approximately 450 feet above sea level at Heald Moor, north-west of [[Todmorden]]. It drains an area of 370 squar ...ire]], which bears its waters on to the [[Humber Estuary]] and the [[North Sea]].
    10 KB (1,554 words) - 07:46, 1 February 2016
  • The current light in the 75-foot North West Tower is 121 feet above mean sea level and flashes five times every 30 seconds and with flashes 3.7 seconds apart.
    6 KB (961 words) - 15:28, 28 November 2015
  • ...thmus known as [[#La Coupée|La Coupée]], a high ridge 260 feet above the sea which is only a yard in width. La Coupée is gradually being eroded and Lit ...the mainland at anything approaching half tide (the pool is covered by the sea at high tide) by a deep and fast flowing race of water where visitors requi
    12 KB (2,174 words) - 16:37, 7 August 2015
  • Rising sea levels caused by prehistoric global warming transformed Guernsey from being ...nce and Spain during the 17th and 18th centuries, Guernsey ship-owners and sea captains exploited their proximity to mainland Europe, applying for Letters
    22 KB (3,481 words) - 13:22, 24 February 2024

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