North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)

The North Channel (known in Irish and Scottish Gaelic as Sruth na Maoile, in Scots as the Sheuch) is the strait between north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland. ^[1]

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Bodies of water of Northern Ireland
Bodies of water of the Irish Sea
Borders of Scotland
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Landforms of County Antrim
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Northern Ireland coast
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Straits of Scotland
Straits of the British Isles

Alexander Keith Johnston (1804–1871)

Alexander Keith Johnston FRSE FRGS FGS FEGS LLD (died 9 July 1871) was a Scottish geographer and cartographer.

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American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Ballycastle, County Antrim

Ballycastle is a small seaside town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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BBC News Online

BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production.

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Beaufort's Dyke

Beaufort's Dyke is a natural glacial formed trench within the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

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Belfast

Belfast (from Béal Feirste) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel.

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Belfast Telegraph

The Belfast Telegraph is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Independent News & Media, which also publishes the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and various other newspapers and magazines in Ireland.

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Campbeltown

Campbeltown (Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or Ceann Locha) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and Campbeltown are Firth of Clyde.

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Celtic mythology

Celtic mythology is the body of myths belonging to the Celtic peoples.

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Children of Lir

The Children of Lir (Oidheadh chloinne Lir) is a legend from Irish mythology.

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Corsewall Point

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County Antrim

County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, located within the historic province of Ulster.

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First Minister of Scotland

The first minister of Scotland (prìomh mhinistear na h-Alba), formally known as the First Minister and Keeper of the Scottish Seal, is the head of the Scottish Government and also serves as the keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland whilst in office.

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Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde is the estuary of the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and Firth of Clyde are Bodies of water of the Irish Sea, landforms of Argyll and Bute and Scottish coast.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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HMS Drake (1777)

HMS Drake was a Royal Navy 14-gun ship rigged sloop-of-war with a displacement of 275 tons burthen.

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Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland

The Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland is a marine area designated by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland are northern Ireland coast and Scottish coast.

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International Hydrographic Organization

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) (French: Organisation hydrographique internationale) is an intergovernmental organisation representing hydrography.

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Irish language

Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family.

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Irish Sea

The Irish Sea is a body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and Irish Sea are Bodies of water of Northern Ireland and Borders of Scotland.

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Isle of Man

The Isle of Man (Mannin, also Ellan Vannin) or Mann, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland.

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John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.

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Kintyre

Kintyre (Cinn Tìre) is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and Kintyre are Firth of Clyde and landforms of Argyll and Bute.

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Larne

Larne (the name of a Gaelic territory).

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Moyle District Council

Moyle District Council was a local council in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland.

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Mull of Galloway

The Mull of Galloway (Maol nan Gall) is the southernmost point of Scotland. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and Mull of Galloway are landforms of Dumfries and Galloway.

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Mull of Kintyre

The Mull of Kintyre is the southwesternmost tip of the Kintyre Peninsula (formerly Cantyre) in southwest Scotland. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and Mull of Kintyre are landforms of Argyll and Bute.

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MV Princess Victoria (1946)

MV Princess Victoria was one of the earliest roll-on/roll-off ferries.

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Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 2014 to 2023.

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North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)

The North Channel (known in Irish and Scottish Gaelic as Sruth na Maoile, in Scots as the Sheuch) is the strait between north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and north Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) are Bodies of water of Northern Ireland, Bodies of water of the Irish Sea, Borders of Scotland, Firth of Clyde, landforms of Argyll and Bute, landforms of County Antrim, landforms of County Down, landforms of Dumfries and Galloway, northern Ireland coast, Scottish coast, straits of Scotland and straits of the British Isles.

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North Channel Naval Duel

The North Channel naval duel was a single-ship action between the United States Continental Navy sloop of war ''Ranger'' (Captain John Paul Jones) and the British Royal Navy sloop of war ''Drake'' (Captain George Burdon) on the evening of 24 April 1778.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

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Oceans Seven

The Oceans Seven is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of seven open water channel swims.

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Portpatrick

Portpatrick is a village and civil parish in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Privateer

A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.

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Proposed British Isles fixed sea link connections

There are a number of proposed fixed connections—road or rail, bridge or tunnel—designed to connect the islands of Ireland and Great Britain, connect the island of Great Britain to mainland Europe, as well as to build other connections amongst the smaller islands in the British Islands. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and proposed British Isles fixed sea link connections are Borders of Scotland.

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Rhins of Galloway

The Rhins (or Rhinns) of Galloway is a double-headed peninsula in southwestern Scotland. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and Rhins of Galloway are landforms of Dumfries and Galloway.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scots language

ScotsThe endonym for Scots is Scots.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic (endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Seas west of Scotland

It is a central tenet of the EU maritime policy (Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) that all seas have a particular nature, defined by their geography, their ecology, their economies and their people. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and seas west of Scotland are Borders of Scotland, northern Ireland coast and Scottish coast.

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St George's Channel

St George's Channel (Sianel San Siôr, Muir Bhreatan) is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland) and st George's Channel are Bodies of water of the Irish Sea and straits of the British Isles.

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Strait

A strait is a landform connecting two seas or two water basins.

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Stranraer

Stranraer (in Scotland also; An t-Sròn Reamhar), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland.

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Suspension bridge

A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Tom Blower

Tom Blower (1914–1955; nicknamed "Torpedo") was a British man who on 27–28 July 1947 became the first to successfully swim the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland, completing the feat in 15 hours and 26 minutes.

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Tourism Ireland

Tourism Ireland (Irish: Turasóireacht Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Tourism Airlan or Reengin Airlann) is the marketing body responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas.

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Unionism in Ireland

Unionism in Ireland is a political tradition that professes loyalty to the crown of the United Kingdom and to the union it represents with England, Scotland and Wales.

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United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is the UK's agency for providing hydrographic and marine geospatial data to mariners and maritime organisations across the world.

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USS Ranger (1777)

USS Ranger was a sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy, serving from 1777–1780 and the first to bear her name.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Channel_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)

Also known as North Channel (Britain and Ireland), North Channel (British Isles), North Channel (Great Britain), North Channel (United Kingdom), Sea of Moyle, Sruth na Maoile, Straits of Moyle.

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See also

Bodies of water of Northern Ireland

Bodies of water of the Irish Sea

Borders of Scotland

Landforms of Argyll and Bute

Landforms of County Antrim

Landforms of County Down

Landforms of Dumfries and Galloway

Northern Ireland coast

Scottish coast

Straits of Scotland

Straits of the British Isles

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