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Humber

Estuary in northeast England formed by the Ouse and Trent rivers, which meet east of Goole and flow east for 60 km/38 mi to enter the North Sea below Spurn Head. It is an important commercial waterway, and the main ports are Kingston upon Hull on the north side, and Grimsby on the south side. The Humber Bridge (1981) joins the two banks.

The estuary widens from 2 km/1 mi at its head to 13 km/8 mi at the bay below Spurn Head. The area drained by the Humber is 24,000 sq km/9,264 sq mi.



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In the beginning of one of them Alfred says, "There are only a few on this side of the Humber who can understand the Divine Service, or even explain a Latin epistle in English, and I believe not many on the other side of the Humber either.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
Raffles smeared vaseline upon the plated parts of his Beeston Humber before starting, and our dear landlady cosseted us both, and prayed we might see nothing of the nasty burglars, not denying as the reward would be very handy to them that got it, to say nothing of the honor and glory.
Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
We can see--theoretically--the whole of the eastern bound of the kingdom, which ran south from the Humber to the Wash.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
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