Little Minch

strait, Scotland, United Kingdom

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The Little Minch is a strait in northwestern Scotland, located between the Outer Hebrides island group to the west and the mainland of Scotland to the east. It is the southerly extension of a larger channel known as The Minch.12

This strait separates the islands of Harris and North Uist in the Outer Hebrides from the island of Skye, which is part of the Inner Hebrides. The Little Minch varies in width between 25 and 45 miles (40 and 70 km) and is characterized by its significant depth and swift currents.1

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The Little Minch, its southerly extension, lies between the island groups of the Outer and Inner Hebrides, separating the islands of Harris and North Uist in the west from the island of Skye in the east.
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The Little Minch, its southerly extension, lies between the island groups of the Outer and Inner Hebrides, separating the islands of Harris and North Uist in the west from the island of Skye in the east.
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