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The Minch
The Minch ((スコットランド・ゲール語:An Cuan Sgitheanach), ', ', '), also called North Minch, is a strait in north-west Scotland, separating the north-west Highlands and the northern Inner Hebrides from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. It was known as ''Skotlandsfjörð'' ("Scotland's fjord/firth") in Old Norse.
The Lower Minch (''an Cuan Canach''), also known as the Little Minch, is the Minch's southern extension, separating Skye from the lower Outer Hebrides: North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Barra etc. It opens into the Sea of the Hebrides. The Little Minch is the northern limit of the Sea of the Hebrides.
==Geography==
The Minch and Lower Minch form part of the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland, as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization.
The Minch ranges from wide and is approximately long. It is believed to be the site of the biggest meteorite ever to hit the British Isles.〔('Biggest UK space impact found' ), BBC News.〕 The Lower Minch is about wide. In June 2010 Eilidh Macdonald became the first person to swim across it from Waternish Point on Skye to Rodel on Harris, in a time of 9.5 hours.〔Churchill, Caroline (4 June 2010) "Record-breaker: speed bonnie Eilidh, over the sea from Skye." Glasgow; ''The Herald''.〕
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