The Swinge

The Swinge is the strait between and in the . It often sees a furious tidal race, and which faces it, has a mile-long breakwater to cope with this.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Little Burhou and Fort Clonque.

Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burhou is a small about 1.4 miles northwest of that is part of the . It has no permanent residents, and is a , so landing there is banned from March 15 to August 1.

Castle
Photo: Ryan Alexander, CC BY 2.0.
is a 19th-century coastal fortress in , in the in the built on a rocky outcrop of land joined to the island by a causeway that can be submerged at high tide.

Castle
Photo: TheOnlyMoxey, CC BY 2.0.
is an extensive fortification in to the north west of St Anne forming part of the Fortifications of Alderney inside the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Anne.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is the main town of in the .

The Swinge

Latitude
49.72167° or 49° 43′ 18″ north
Longitude
-2.24169° or 2° 14′ 30″ west
Open location code
8CXVPQC5+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1250056229
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
3042276
Wiki­data ID
Q7767687
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Satellite Map

Discover The Swinge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“The Swinge” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Swinge”
  • Cebuano: “The Swinge”
  • French: “Swinge”
  • Swedish: “The Swinge”

Localities in the Area

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