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Humber Gap


Coordinates: 53°42′04″N 0°28′37″W / 53.7012°N 0.477047°W / 53.7012; -0.477047

The Humber Gap is a term for the geographic gap between the roughly north-south running line of hills formed by the Yorkshire Wolds and the Lincolnshire Wolds, formed by the west-east running Humber estuary.

In the geological past the gap has formed part of an ice barrier due to glaciers during the ice age resulting in damming and formation of a 'Humber Lake', and also forms a geological division.

In modern times the gap has formed a natural choice for transport routes, such as the railways. The Humber Bridge also crosses the Humber close to the gap.


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