Harwich

British

/ ˈhærɪtʃ /

noun

a port in SE England, in NE Essex on the North Sea. Pop: 20 130 (2001)

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"The saying goes 'what happens in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica'," BAS oceanographer Peter Davis told AFP during a tour of the vessel as it prepared to depart Harwich, eastern England, on Monday.

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

Since then it has been monitored and controlled from Trinity House's planning centre in Harwich, Essex.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

But his happiness has been marred by the spiralling costs of the ferry, which connects Harwich with Shotley and Felixstowe.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2024

They say the couple fled, travelling in taxis from Liverpool to Harwich, then onto Colchester and London.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

Had there been a boat between Harwich and the Nacton shore, I must have seen it.

From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard

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