Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde is the estuary of the , on the west coast of Scotland. The Firth has some of the deepest coastal waters of the and is sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: mouth or estuary of the River Clyde, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “An Linne Ghlas”, “Linne Chluaidh”, and “Linne Chluaidh / Firth of Clyde”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ascog and Toward.

Village
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is a small village on the , within council area, . The village is within the parish of , and is situated on the A844.

Village
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is a village near , west of Scotland, in the south of the . During World War II, the area was a training centre called HMS Brontosaurus also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre, based at .

Town
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is the principal town on the , in the council area of , . It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from , which also offers an onward rail link to .

Firth of Clyde

Latitude
55.82642° or 55° 49′ 35″ north
Longitude
-4.95338° or 4° 57′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C7QR2GW+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13645237915
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2652732
Wiki­data ID
Q35654
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Firth of Clyde” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خور كلايد”
  • Armenian: “Ֆյորտ-օֆ-Կլայդ”
  • Basque: “Clydeko fiordoa”
  • Basque: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Belarusian: “Ферт-оф-Клайд”
  • Breton: “An Linne Ghlas”
  • Breton: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Breton: “Linne Chluaidh”
  • Bulgarian: “Фърт ъф Клайд”
  • Catalan: “Fiord de Clyde”
  • Cebuano: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Chinese: “克莱德湾”
  • Cornish: “An Linne Ghlas”
  • Cornish: “Linne Chluaidh”
  • Czech: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Danish: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Dutch: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Estonian: “Clyde laht”
  • Estonian: “Clyde’i laht”
  • Estonian: “Clydei laht”
  • Estonian: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Finnish: “Firth of Clyde”
  • French: “Firth of Clyde”
  • French: “Linne Chluaidh”
  • Galician: “fiorde de Clyde”
  • German: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Hebrew: “שפך הקלייד”
  • Hebrew: “שפך נהר הקלייד”
  • Irish: “An Linne Ghlas”
  • Irish: “Caolas Chluaidh”
  • Irish: “Linne Chluaidh”
  • Italian: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Japanese: “クライド湾”
  • Korean: “클라이드만”
  • Lithuanian: “Klaido užutėkis”
  • Macedonian: “Клајдски Ферт”
  • Manx: “An Linne Ghlas”
  • Manx: “Keyllys Chleayee”
  • Manx: “Keyllys y Chleayee”
  • Manx: “Linne Chluaidh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Clydefjorden”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Norwegian: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Firth of Clyde”
  • Persian: “خور کلاید”
  • Polish: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Portuguese: “Estuário de Clyde”
  • Portuguese: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Russian: “Клейдский залив”
  • Russian: “Ферт-оф-Клайд”
  • Russian: “Фёрт-оф-Клайд”
  • Scots: “Firth o Clyde”
  • Scots: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Linne Ghlas”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Linne Chluaidh”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Slovak: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Slovenian: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Spanish: “Fiordo de Clyde”
  • Spanish: “Firth de Clyde”
  • Spanish: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Swedish: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Turkish: “Clyde Fiyordu”
  • Turkish: “Clyde Körfezi”
  • Ukrainian: “Ферт-оф-Клайд”
  • Welsh: “An Linne Ghlas”
  • Welsh: “Linne Chluaidh”
  • Welsh: “Moryd Clud”
  • Welsh: “Moryd Clyde”
  • Western Frisian: “Firth fan Clyde”
  • Western Frisian: “Firth of Clyde”
  • Western Panjabi: “فرتھ آف کلائیڈ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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