Humber Gap

53.7012°N 0.477047°W / 53.7012; -0.477047

Map showing the Lincolnshire Wolds and the southern part of the Yorkshire Wolds, separated by the Humber west of Kingston upon Hull

The Humber Gap is a term for the geographic gap between the roughly north–south running line of hills formed by the Yorkshire Wolds and the Lincolnshire Wolds, formed by the west–east running Humber Estuary.^[1]

In the geological past the gap has formed part of an ice barrier due to glaciers during the ice age resulting in damming and formation of a 'Humber Lake',^[2][3] and also forms a geological division.^[4]

In modern times the gap has formed a natural choice for transport routes, such as the railways.^[5] The Humber Bridge also crosses the Humber close to the gap.^[1]

See also

• Humberhead Levels: very heavily silted area formed west of the gap as a result of the damming of the gap, and subsequent lake formation
• North Ferriby and South Ferriby, villages on the two sides of the Humber named after the ferries across the gap.