Tyne

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Tyne River in ne England. It is formed at the confluence of the North Tyne (which rises in the s Cheviot Hills) and the South Tyne (which rises in Cumbria) and flows e for 48km (30mi) through Newcastle to enter the North Sea near Tynemouth. It was made fully navigable at the end of the 19th century.

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