Firth of Clyde

Firth of Clyde

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The '''Firth of Clyde''' is the estuary of the [[River Clyde]], on the west coast of Scotland. The [[Firth]] has some of the deepest coastal waters of the [[British Isles]] and is sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the [[Kintyre|Kintyre Peninsula]]. The Firth lies between [[West Dunbartonshire]] in the north, [[Argyll and Bute]] in the west, and [[Inverclyde]], [[North Ayrshire]] and [[South Ayrshire]] in the east. [[Kilbrannan Sound]] is a large arm of the Firth, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the [[Isle of Arran]]. The [[Kyles of Bute]] separates the [[Isle of Bute]] from the [[Cowal|Cowal Peninsula]]. The [[Sound of Bute]] separates the islands of Bute and Arran.
The '''Firth of Clyde''' is the estuary of the [[River Clyde]], on the west coast of [[Scotland]]. The [[Firth]] has some of the deepest coastal waters of the [[British Isles]] and is sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the [[Kintyre|Kintyre Peninsula]]. The Firth lies between [[West Dunbartonshire]] in the north, [[Argyll and Bute]] in the west, and [[Inverclyde]], [[North Ayrshire]] and [[South Ayrshire]] in the east. [[Kilbrannan Sound]] is a large arm of the Firth, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the [[Isle of Arran]]. The [[Kyles of Bute]] separates the [[Isle of Bute]] from the [[Cowal|Cowal Peninsula]]. The [[Sound of Bute]] separates the islands of Bute and Arran.


The [[Highland Boundary Fault]] crosses the Firth. The Firth also played a vital military role during [[World War II]].
The [[Highland Boundary Fault]] crosses the Firth. The Firth also played a vital military role during [[World War II]].