Wye

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Wye can refer to:

Place names:

• Wye, Kent, a village in Kent, England
• Wye, Montana, a town in Missoula County, Montana, USA
• Wye River, Victoria, a tourist village on the west coast of Victoria, Australia
• Wye, South Australia, a town in South Australia, Australia

Rivers:

River Wye or Wye River could refer to:

• River Wye, the major Welsh river rising on Plynlimon to the River Severn
  • Hay-on-Wye, a village in Wales
  • Wye Valley, the scenic area around the lower part of the river
  • Wye Valley Walk, a footpath or hiking trail in Wales and England
• River Wye, Derbyshire, a river flowing from Axe Edge Moor, Buxton to the River Derwent
• River Wye, Buckinghamshire, a river flowing from the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire to Bourne End where it meets the River Thames
• Wye River, New Zealand, a minor river in the South Island of New Zealand
• Wye River (Maryland), in Maryland, USA

Other:

• The letter Y
• Wye (railroad), a term used in North American railroading equivalent to an English railway Triangle
• Wye River Agreements section in the History of Israel page, a series of accords between Israel and the Palestinian Authority
• A “wye” connection (from “Y”) in electrical engineering, a type of three-phase power connection
• Wye appliance, an appliance used to divide a single incoming hose line into two or more outgoing hose lines