Pentland Firth

Pentland Firth
Looking across the waters of the Pentland Firth to the island of Hoy in Orkney
Pentland Firth
Location in Scotland
LocationScotland, UK
Coordinates58°42′N 3°12′W / 58.7°N 3.2°W / 58.7; -3.2

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. Despite the name, it is not a firth.

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