The River Glass is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
on the
Isle of Man
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. The river begins in the area of Injebreck about 10km north of
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
* Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...
, the Island's capital. Flowing down through the West Baldwin Valley, the river joins the
River Dhoo
The River Dhoo ( gv, Awin Doo) is a river on the Isle of Man. The river rises in Marown and flows east towards Douglas through the central valley of the island, passing Crosby and Union Mills before meeting with the River Glass on the outsk ...
to form the
River Douglas on the outskirts of Douglas before flowing out to sea. The river has a length of approximately 8.5km.
The name Glass originates from the word for ''green'' in
Manx.
The western edge of the parish of
Onchan is formed by the path of the Glass.
References
Rivers of the Isle of Man
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