Pentland Firth
Americannoun
noun
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MV Alfred, an 85m-long catamaran, was built in Vietnam in 2019 at a cost of £17m as a replacement for an older vessel, MV Pentalina, which for many years had operated across the Pentland Firth.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2023
Northlink Ferries warned its Pentland Firth sailings could be subject to "minor delays" while the Wednesday morning sailing from John O'Groats to Orkney was cancelled.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2017
Research in the Orkneys and the Pentland Firth will help unlock 6 billion pounds of investment, Salmond said in a May 18 speech on his renewable-energy policy.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 5, 2011
A scaled-down, 300kw, prototype has already been tested off Norway and the same 1MW model is now being tested in the Pentland Firth off north Scotland.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2011
Petlandsfjörðr var eigi færr, the Pentland Firth was not safe, could not be crossed.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
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