Pentland Firth

American  

[pent-luhnd] / ˈpɛnt lənd /

noun

1. a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.

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Pentland Firth British  

/ ˈpɛntlənd /

noun

1. a channel between the mainland of N Scotland and the Orkney Islands: notorious for rough seas. Length: 32 km (20 miles). Width: up to 13 km (8 miles)

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Pentland Firth

The MV Alfred itself ran aground in the Pentland Firth in Swona in July last year, with 97 people on board who were transferred to lifeboats.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2023

"It is isolated, but the views across the Pentland Firth to Scotland are unique," she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2013

I like the leather-clad bikers on the Isle of Man, and the Scottish island of Stroma in the Pentland Firth, which was finally abandoned in 1962.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2013

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

They had come round by the Pentland Firth and reached their cruising ground on the fourth day. 

From Danger! and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle