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THE See also:WASH
, a shallow See also:bay of the See also:North See also:Sea, on the See also:Lincoln-See also:shire and See also:Norfolk See also:coast of See also:England
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It is roughly square in shape, penetrating the See also:land for 22 m., and being 20 M. wide at the See also:head and 12 at the mouth
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Through the sandbanks which See also:form its See also:bed there are two See also:main channels into deep See also:water; one, See also:Boston Deeps, is kept open by the See also:waters of the See also:Witham and Welland; the other, See also:Lynn Deeps, gives passage to those of the Nene and the See also:Great See also:Ouse
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The See also:Wash is the remnant of a much larger bay, which covered a large See also:part of the See also:Fens which now border it; it is gradually filling with the deposits of the See also:rivers, and from See also:time to time small portions are reclaimed (see FENS)
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The See also:flat bordering lands are protected by sea-walls
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The formerly dangerous passage of the See also:marsh-lands, which were liable to irruptions of the See also:tide, is illustrated by the See also:accident to
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