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Little Minch

American  

noun

  1. a sea channel between Isle of Skye and the central Outer Hebrides Islands, Scotland, connecting the Minch, or North Minch (N), with the Sea of the Hebrides. 14 to 20 miles (23 to 32 km) wide.


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MV Hebrides is scheduled to operate on the Little Minch, servicing Skye, Harris and North Uist, on Wednesday afternoon.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The latter smaller vessels, MV Lochmor and MV Claymore are due to be deployed on the Little Minch routes between Skye, Harris and North Uist.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

Subject to berthing trials, MV Isle of Lewis could be redeployed to the Little Minch routes, freeing up MV Hebrides to be deployed to boost Arran services.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

Milestones were reached on Wednesday with the keel-laying of the second of two Islay ferries and steel-cutting of the first of two for the Little Minch.

From BBC • May 24, 2023

Passing through the Little Minch, and continually steering an erratic course in order to baffle any unterseebooten, should they be operating off the West coast of Scotland, the Oxford rounded Cape Wrath.

From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.

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