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North Channel

American  

noun

  1. a strait between SW Scotland and NE Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) wide at the narrowest point.


North Channel British  

noun

  1. a strait between NE Ireland and SW Scotland, linking the North Atlantic with the Irish Sea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A 15 year old has become the youngest person to complete the North Channel swim from Northern Ireland to Scotland solo.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2025

Calabro and I talked a little bit about local wildlife: the striped bass, the oystercatchers, the glossy ibises that nest somewhere near the marsh islands around the North Channel Bridge near JFK Airport.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2022

A surge in global prices – hovering at $1,800 an ounce as investors seek a haven from turbulent markets – may further whet the appetite for Celtic gold on both sides of the North Channel.

From The Guardian Jul. 28, 2020

They are so close that hotel guests can ferry across the North Channel from Islay to Ballycastle, Northern Ireland to attend the Open.

From Golf Digest Jul. 10, 2019

The distance to the middle of North Channel was about fifteen miles.

From Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

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