The Naze
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For the Japanese city with a similar name, see Naze, Kagoshima. For the Norwegian cape with a similar name in English, see Lindesnes. For the peninsula in Antarctica with dinosaur fossils, see The Naze (James Ross Island).
The Naze is a headland on the east coast of England. It is on the coast of Essex just north of Blackwater and projects into the North Sea. This area is south of the double estuary of the River Stour and River Orwell at Harwich and just north of the town of Walton-on-the-Naze. It is also the location of the Naze Tower, an 18th-century monument.
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The Naze is a peninsula north of the town. It is important for migrating birds and it has a small nature reserve. The marshes of Hamford Water behind the town are also of ornithological interest, with wintering ducks and brent geese. Many bird watchers visit at migration times.