Humber Gap
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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.[1]
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',[2][3] and also forms a geological division.[4]
In modern times the gap has formed a natural choice for transport routes, such as the railways.[5] The Humber Bridge also crosses the Humber close to the gap.[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Humberhead Levels: very heavily silted area formed west of the gap as a result of the damming of the gap, and subsequent lake formation
- North Ferriby and South Ferriby, villages on the two sides of the Humber named after the ferries across the gap.
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