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Firth of Tay

The Firth of Tay is a firth on the east coast of Scotland, into which empties the . The firth is surrounded by four council areas: , , Dundee City, and .
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  • Type: Estuary
  • Description: firth in Scotland
  • Also known as: “Linne Tatha”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dundee Airport and RRS Discovery.

Aerodrome
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is an airport based in , Scotland. It lies on the shore of the Firth of Tay and overlooks the Tay Rail Bridge. It is a popular transport hub for golf players, as it is the closest airport to the championship courses at St Andrews, and . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Firth of Tay.

is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the . is situated 2 miles northeast of Firth of Tay.

Railway station
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serves the city of on the east coast of . It is situated on the northern, non-electrified section of the East Coast Main Line, 59+1⁄4 miles northeast of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Firth of Tay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West End and Blackness.

Suburb
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The is an area of , . Bordered to the south by the , to the north by and to the east by the city centre, the is primarily an affluent residential area surrounding its main commercial thoroughfare, Perth Road, and the main campus of the University of Dundee. is situated 1½ miles north of Firth of Tay.

Suburb
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is an area of the city of . Broadly, is located to the north of and is centred on the Road, where a number of small, local shops are located. is situated 2 miles north of Firth of Tay.

Suburb
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is a residential area of , , located around 2 kilometres west of the city centre and forming part of the city’s West End ward. The district is best known for the Housing Estate, built between 1919 and 1920 as the first public housing estate in Scotland constructed after the First World War, notable for its innovative design and early district heating scheme. is situated 2 miles north of Firth of Tay.

Firth of Tay

Latitude
56.43333° or 56° 26′ north
Longitude
-3° or 3° west
Open location code
9C8VC2M2+82
Geo­Names ID
2636167
Wiki­data ID
Q1765455
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Firth of Tay” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Firth of Tay”
  • Aragonese: “Firth of Tay”
  • Armenian: “Ֆերթ-օֆ-Թեյ”
  • Arpitan: “Firth of Tay”
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  • Basque: “Firth of Tay”
  • Basque: “Tayko fiordoa”
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  • Catalan: “fiord de Tay”
  • Catalan: “Fiord de Tay”
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  • Cebuano: “Firth of Tay”
  • Chinese: “泰湾”
  • Chinese: “泰灣”
  • Corsican: “Firth of Tay”
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  • Finnish: “Firth of Tay”
  • French: “Firth of Tay”
  • French: “Linne Tatha”
  • Friulian: “Firth of Tay”
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  • Ido: “Firth of Tay”
  • Indonesian: “Firth of Tay”
  • Interlingua: “Firth of Tay”
  • Interlingue: “Firth of Tay”
  • Irish: “Firth of Tay”
  • Irish: “Linne Tatha”
  • Italian: “Firth of Tay”
  • Japanese: “テイ湾”
  • Kazakh: “Ферт-оф-Тей”
  • Kazakh: “Ферт-оф-Тея”
  • Kongo: “Firth of Tay”
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  • Minangkabau: “Firth of Tay”
  • Mingrelian: “ფერტ-ოფ-ტეი”
  • Narom: “Firth of Tay”
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  • Russian: “Ферт-оф-Тей”
  • Russian: “Ферт-оф-Тэй”
  • Russian: “Фёрт-оф-Тэй”
  • Sardinian: “Firth of Tay”
  • Scots: “Firth of Tay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Linne Tatha”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Firth of Tay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Linne Tatha”
  • Serbian: “Firth of Tay”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Firth of Tay”
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  • Slovak: “Firth of Tay”
  • Slovenian: “Firth of Tay”
  • Spanish: “Estuario del Tay”
  • Spanish: “Fiordo de Tay”
  • Spanish: “Firth de Tay”
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  • Swahili: “Firth of Tay”
  • Swedish: “Firth of Tay”
  • Swiss German: “Firth of Tay”
  • Turkish: “Tay Fiyordu”
  • Turkish: “Tay Körfezi”
  • Venetian: “Firth of Tay”
  • Vietnamese: “Firth of Tay”
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  • Welsh: “Firth of Tay”
  • Welsh: “Moryd Tay”
  • Wolof: “Firth of Tay”
  • Zulu: “Firth of Tay”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wormit Bay and Scurr Hill.

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