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Pentland Firth

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pentland Firth , channel, 6 to 8 mi (9.7-12.9 km) wide and c.14 mi (23 km) long, N Scotland. Connecting the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, it separates the Scottish mainland from the Orkney Islands . Its rough waters have proven dangerous to small vessels. Small islands dot the Pentland Firth. Author not available, PENTLAND FIRTH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
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
Pentland Firth
Pentland Firth Highland, Orkn. Pettaland fjorthr c. 1085. ‘Sea inlet in the land of the Picts’. OScand. Pett + land + fjǫrthr . Read more

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