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Solent
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
The western portion, Spithead (q. v .) being the eastern, of the strait which separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Hants, 17 m. long, with an average breadth of 3 m., but at its W. entrance, opposite Hurst Castle, contracts to ¾ m.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Solent'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/solent.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.