Natural landmarks · Scottish Islands
Pentland Firth
Also known as: Moryd Pentland, An Caol Arcach
In or near John o'Groats.
Pentland Firth in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Dog-friendly
About
Pentland Firth 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.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Pentland Firth (Scottish Gaelic: An Caol Arcach, meaning the Orcadian Strait) is a strait which separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland. To the west is the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east. Despite the name, it is not a firth in the common meaning of a broad estuary or fjord.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.7160, -3.1150
- Address
- Scotland, UK
Sources
- wikidata: Q1860233 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pentland Firth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pentland Firth?
- Pentland Firth is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is Pentland Firth?
- Pentland Firth in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Pentland Firth?
- Its coordinates are 58.7160°, -3.1150°.