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Southampton Water

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Southampton Water

Inlet of the English Channel, stretching from the Solent and Spithead into Hampshire, southern England. It is about 18 km/11 mi long and its greatest breadth is 3.2 km/2 mi.

Southampton Water forms a natural harbour, with the Isle of Wight a natural breakwater, giving the area a double high tide. The rivers Itchen and Test flow into Southampton Water.



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On the other hand the day was charming; the blue sea, in Southampton Water, pricked all over with light, had no movement but that of its infinite shimmer.
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