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THE MINCH | The Minch | Fullerton's Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland | The Minch is applied to the channel which separates the island of Lewis from the Scottish mainland. It extends in a north-north-easterly direction; has a width of from 20 to 30 miles; is flanked on all the west side, by the island of Lewis,- on all the east side by the mainland parts of Ross-shire and Sutherlandshire; opens out at its north end into the North sea; and forks, at its south end, round the island of Skye. The water in it is exceedingly salt: The currents through it are regular and very rapid. Its depths are generally great but so exceedingly variable as to indicate a very ruggid bottom. The name Minch Signifies "the stormy Sea" |
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