Little Minch

American

noun

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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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

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

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

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

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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