The Minch

The Minch
A' Mhaoil (Scottish Gaelic)
Map of the Hebrides, showing the Minch
The Minch is located in Scotland
The Minch
The Minch
LocationOuter Hebrides
Coordinates58°04′59″N 05°59′55″W / 58.08306°N 5.99861°W / 58.08306; -5.99861
TypeStrait
FrozenNo

The Minch (Scottish Gaelic: A' Mhaoil) is a strait in north-west Scotland that separates the mainland from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. It was known as Skotlandsfjörð ("Scotland's firth") in Old Norse.[1]

The Minch's southern extension, which separates Skye from the middle islands of the Hebridean chain, is known as the Little Minch. It opens into the Sea of the Hebrides.[2]

  1. ^ Anderson, Joseph, ed. (1990) [1893]. Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin; Gilbert Goudie. James Thin and Mercat Press. ISBN 978-0-901824-25-7.
  2. ^ Hogan, C. Michael (13 May 2013). "Sea of the Hebrides". In Saundry, P; Cleveland, C. J. (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Retrieved 4 June 2014.