Salcombe Estuary from Sharp Tor, South Hams, South Devon, England, UK

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The Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary is unusual because it has no large river feeding it, just a series of small streams from Frogmore, Bowcombe, Batson, East Allington, Sherford and other surrounding villages, rising at springs some 140 metres above sea level. The Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary is tidal up as far as Kingsbridge, the bridging point five miles inland. Like the other estuaries of South Devon, the original deep river valley has been inundated by later sea level rise, with the tide flooding in to create a wide expanse of water.

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Location: Salcombe Estuary, South Hams, South Devon, England, UK
Photo credit: © James Clancy / Alamy / Afripics
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