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broads, the

system of inland waterways in the administrative and historic county of Norfolk, England, consisting of shallow lakes formed by the broadening of the Rivers Bure and Yare, which connect many of the waterways. The individual Broads vary in size from mere pools to the 296-acre (120-hectare) expanse of Hickling. Of some 40 such waterways, only 16, with a total area of less than 1,000 acres (405 hectares), are available for public navigation, the rest-which are either inaccessible or too shallow-remain sanctuaries for wildlife

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