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[supersaint]

please help channel between the mainland of scotland and the isle of lewis, is it north or south minch or something else. thanks in advance

[ab1962s]

North Minch.

[08012006]

The Minch (Scottish Gaelic An Cuan Sg�th/Cuan na Hearadh), also called The North Minch, is a strait in north-west Scotland, separating the north-west Highlands from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. The Lower Minch (an Cuan Canach) is to the south and separates Skye from the lower Outer Hebrides: North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Barra etc. It opens into the Sea of the Hebrides. The combination of the Minch, the Sea of the Hebrides, and a stretch reaching Ireland consitutes the Inner Seas [of the West coast of Scotland] (IHO Spec. Pub. S-23 (3rd ed, 1953), Limits of Oceans and Seas, #18; also Draft 4th ed., 1986), also known as the Inner Scottish Sea.

The Minch ranges from 20 to 45 miles (30 to 70 km) wide and is approximately 70 miles (110 km) long. The Lower Minch is about 15 miles (25 km) wide.

[mrport]

thanks for answer of north minch