See Also: Tyne, River(encyclopedia)
Tyne(dictionary)
tyne(medicine)
Tyne and Wear(encyclopedia)
tres-tyne(medicine)
Tyne and Wear(tourism)
Tyne (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Newcastle upon Tyne(encyclopedia)
Tyne and Wear(dictionary)
Newcastle upon Tyne(tourism)

Tyne, River (sh)




River, Northumberland, northern England.

Formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne, it flows east into the North Sea. The Tyne is 62 mi (100 km) long. It has shipped coal for at least six centuries. Its estuary is now lined with industry and large urban communities.