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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

For islanders the ship offered new standards of comfort and modernity, its lights blazing brightly as it crossed the Little Minch.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2024

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

Mr Robertson, who was in Turkey for the steel-cutting ceremony, said he felt positive about the two ferries for the Little Minch.

From BBC May 24, 2023

They have been broadly classified into the Outer Hebrides and the Inner Hebrides, the Minch and Little Minch dividing the one group from the other.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

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