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'The Swinge' is the strait between Alderney and Burhou in the Channel Islands. It often sees a furious tidal race, and Braye Harbour which faces it, has a mile long breakwater to cope with this.
The etymology of the Swinge is probably Old Norse, related to Old Icelandic ''swinnr'' (swift, rapid)^[1]
Corbet Rock lies in the Swinge.

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1. ''Alderney Place Names'', Royston Raymond, 1999 Alderney ISBN 0-9537127-0-2