| North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) | |
|---|---|
| Sruth na Maoile (Scottish Gaelic) | |
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| Type | Strait |
| Part of | Irish Sea |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Surface area | 160,367 hectares (396,280 acres) |
| Frozen | No |
| Trenches | Beaufort's Dyke |
The North Channel (known in Irish and Scottish Gaelic as Sruth na Maoile, in Scots as the Sheuch[1]) is the strait between north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland. The Firth of Clyde merges with the channel, between the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula and Corsewall Point on the Rhins of Galloway.[2] The channel begins north of the Isle of Man and is customarily considered part of the Irish Sea, the channel runs north-west into the Atlantic Ocean.[3]
Within the channel is the Beaufort's Dyke, at 312 metres (1,024 ft) it is the deepest part.[4]
- ^ "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: sheuch". Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "3. THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE CLYDE SEA". www.gov.scot. 7 May 2021.
- ^ 2007 annual report Archived 3 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Tourism Ireland. Retrieved 9 August 2012[dead link].
- ^ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/15229/ [bare URL]