Pentland Firth

The Pentland Firth is a strait which separates the Orkney Islands from in the north of . To the west is the Atlantic Ocean, with the to the east. Despite the name, it is not a firth in the common meaning of a broad estuary or fjord.
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  • Type: Strait
  • Description: sound between the Orkney Islands and Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Pentland firth” and “品蘭灣”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Stroma Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
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Stroma is an uninhabited island in the Pentland Firth, between and the mainland of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huna and Canisbay.

Hamlet
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is a small remote crofting township, located…

Hamlet
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is a rural hamlet located about one mile…

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John o'Groats is a village in the former county of on the far north coast of Scotland.

Pentland Firth

Latitude
58.71024° or 58° 42′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.12029° or 3° 7′ 13″ west
Open location code
9CCRPV6H+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 931957817
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
2640403
Wiki­data ID
Q1860233
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Pentland Firth” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Pentlənd-Ferd boğazı”
  • Bengali: “পেন্টল্যান্ড ফার্থ”
  • Catalan: “Pentland Firth”
  • Cebuano: “Pentland Firth”
  • Chinese: “彭特兰海峡”
  • Chinese: “彭特蘭海峽”
  • Czech: “Pentland Firth”
  • Czech: “Pentlandský průliv”
  • Dutch: “Pentland Firth”
  • French: “Pentland Firth”
  • German: “Pentland Firth”
  • Hungarian: “Pentland Firth”
  • Irish: “An Caol Arcach”
  • Italian: “Pentland Firth”
  • Japanese: “ペントランド海峡”
  • Latvian: “Pentlendfērts”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pentland Firth”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pentland Firth”
  • Norwegian: “Pentland Firth”
  • Polish: “Pentland Firth”
  • Russian: “Пентленд-Ферт”
  • Scots: “Pentland Firth”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Caol Arcach”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Linne Arcach”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pentland Firth”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pentland”
  • Slovak: “Pentlandský prieliv”
  • Swedish: “Pentlandsundet”
  • Welsh: “Moryd Pentland”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nethertown and Uppertown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Little Gloup and Stroma, Bught o‘ Camm.

Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.

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