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has gloss | eng: The Carter Bar is the point at which the A68 crosses the England-Scotland border and forms a pass located at the top of Redesdale in the Cheviot Hills at an altitude of 418 metres or 1370 feet. The first sizeable Scottish town is Jedburgh approximately north. Other nearby Scottish towns include Hawick away and Kelso. On the English side, the first settlement is Byrness, followed by Redesdale, with Otterburn next at the junction of the A68 and A696 then Newcastle-upon-Tyne away. The A696 and A68 combine to form one of the main routes (and a popular scenic tourist route) between Newcastle upon Tyne and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. |
lexicalization | eng: Carter Bar |
instance of | (noun) a line that indicates a boundary boundary line, delimitation, borderline, border, mete |
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has gloss | nld: Carter Bar is de naam van een bergpas die gelegen is op het punt waar de A68 de grens tussen Engeland en Schotland passeert. De pas ligt op ongeveer 60 kilometer van Newcastle upon Tyne aan de Engelse kant. Aan de Schotse zijde splitst de weg zich in een tak naar Jedburgh (ongeveer 20 kilometer) en een tak naar Hawick (ongeveer 25 kilometer). De pas is vanwege de fraaie uitzichten in trek bij toeristen. |
lexicalization | nld: Carter Bar |
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