Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Islands
Fair Isle Channel
Fair Isle Channel in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Fair Isle Channel is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
The Fair Isle Channel, also known as the Fair Isle Gap, is a body of water in northeast Scotland in the North Sea separating the Orkney Islands from the Shetland Islands. It is so named because of the presence of the Fair Isle, one of the Shetland Islands, which is located near its center. The Fair Isle Channel is believed to be one of the bodies of water used by the Spanish Armada in 1588 during its attempt to return to Spain following the Battle of Gravelines. Several of the Armada's ships became stragglers once this channel was past, and ended up being lost on the shores of Ireland in the following weeks.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.6053, -1.7523
Sources
- wikidata: Q60790793 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fair Isle Channel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fair Isle Channel?
- Fair Isle Channel is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is Fair Isle Channel?
- Fair Isle Channel in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Fair Isle Channel?
- Its coordinates are 59.6053°, -1.7523°.
- Is Fair Isle Channel free to visit?
- Yes, Fair Isle Channel is free to enter.