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Pentland Firth

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Pentland Firth Highland, Orkn. Pettaland fjorthr c.1085. ‘Sea inlet in the land of the Picts’. OScand. Pett + land + fjǫrthr.

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	Leader: We must grasp ultimate power ; ...identifies the hurricane-force tides of the Pentland Firth, the biggest source of sea energy in...no doubt that the tidal power of the Pentland Firth, if harnessed, could transform the...Islands which suggested that if the Pentland Firth tides could be harnessed, then clean... Read more
	Tidal power plan to blow up two islands ; ...the potential for tidal energy in the Pentland Firth. A study indicates that the removal...of energy are going to waste in the Pentland Firth. It said previous assessments of the Pentland Firth's energy capacity had overlooked the... Read more
	Salmond hails Pentland Firth Europe's powerhouse ; THE waters of the Pentland Firth are set to become the epicentre...Unlocking the potential of the Pentland Firth is crucial to meeting Scottish...tidal stream projects in the Pentland Firth, Islay and off the North Antrim... Read more
	Oil tanker swamped by waves as two die ; ...on the deck of an oil tanker in the Pentland Firth. A dramatic rescue was launched on...hit by the wave as she entered the Pentland Firth, having just set off from Scapa Flow...crew. A coastguard spokesman said the Pentland Firth had been experiencing severe weather... Read more
	Inquiry launched into deaths of seamen in the pentland Firth ; ...on the deck of an oil tanker in the Pentland Firth. A dramatic rescue was launched on...vessel - was hit as she entered the Pentland Firth. She had just set off from Scapa Flow...nothing out of the ordinary for the Pentland Firth." The Pentland Firth lies between the... Read more
	Danger waters on offer.(News) ; ...tourists. The turbulent swells of the Pentland Firth have claimed the lives of countless...massive tidal surges of the notorious Pentland Firth in a high-speed rigid inflatable boat...tragic accidents in the waters of the Pentland Firth. The worst during the past century... Read more
	Issues to resolve before catamarans could be considered. ; ...We will see what is happening in the Pentland Firth. We will try them if they are proven...He added: If it doesn't work in the Pentland Firth, there is no point in trying it in...on our neighbour's doorstep in the Pentland Firth will be a fairly good test case, said... Read more
	Salmond hails step to lead role in tidal power ; THE waters of the Pentland Firth are set to become the epicentre...Unlocking the potential of the Pentland Firth is crucial to meeting Scottish...tidal-stream projects in the Pentland Firth, Islay and off North Antrim... Read more

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	Pentland Firth Pentland Firth, Scotland/UK Pettaland fjorthr ‘Strait at the north end of the Land of the Picts’ from the Old Scandinavian Pett ‘Pict’, land , and fjọrthr ‘strait’ or ‘inlet’. Read more
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	Merry Men of May Merry Men of May, a name given to the tide-rips formed during the ebb in the Pentland Firth in the far north of Scotland. Read more
	Lothian Lothian Region in e central Scotland, bounded n by the Firth of Forth, e by the North Sea, and s by the Lammermuir, Moorfoot and Pentland Hills; the capital is Edinburgh . Industries: coal-mining, engineering, whisky distilling. Area: 1755sq km (677sq mi). Pop. (2001 est.) 779,180. Read more
	Stroma Stroma (island) Highland. Straumsey 1150. ‘Island in the current’. OScand. straumr + ey . Stroma lies in the current of the Pentland Firth. Compare Stromness . Read more

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