Pentland Firth
The Pentland Firth is a strait which separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland. To the west is the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east. Despite the name, it is not a firth in the common meaning of a broad estuary or fjord.
- Strait
- Description: sound between the Orkney Islands and Highland, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stroma Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huna and Canisbay.
John o’Groats
John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland.
Pentland Firth
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Latitude
58.71024° or 58° 42′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.12029° or 3° 7′ 13″ west
Open location code
9CCRPV6H+3V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Pentland Firth” goes by many names.
Pentlənd-Ferd boğazıAzerbaijani
পেন্টল্যান্ড ফার্থBengali
Pentland FirthCatalan
Pentland FirthCebuano
品蘭灣Chinese
彭特兰海峡Chinese
彭特蘭海峽Chinese
Pentland FirthCzech
Pentlandský průlivCzech
Pentland FirthDutch
Pentland FirthHungarian
An Caol ArcachIrish
Pentland FirthItalian
ペントランド海峡Japanese
PentlendfērtsLatvian
Pentland FirthNorwegian
Pentland FirthNorwegian Bokmål
An Caol ArcachNorwegian Nynorsk
Pentland FirthNorwegian Nynorsk
Pentland FirthPolish
Пентленд-ФертRussian
Pentland FirthScots
An Caol ArcachScottish Gaelic
Linne ArcachScottish Gaelic
PentlandSerbo-Croatian
Pentland FirthSerbo-Croatian
Pentlandský prielivSlovak
Pentland firthSwedish
PentlandsundetSwedish
Moryd PentlandWelsh
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nethertown and Uppertown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Gloup and Stroma, Bught o‘ Camm.
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