What do you think the firth of clyde forms?”
The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. At its entrance the firth is some 26 miles (42 km) wide. Its upper reaches include an area where it is joined by Loch Long and the Gare Loch. This includes the large anchorage off Greenock known as the Tail of the Bank in reference to the sandbar which separates the firth from the estuary of the River Clyde. The Clyde is still almost 2 miles (3 km) wide at the sandbar, and its upper tidal limit is at the tidal Weir adjacent to Glasgow Green. The cultural and geographical distinction between the firth and the River Clyde is vague, and people will sometimes refer to Dumbarton as being on the Firth of Clyde, while the population of Port Glasgow and Greenock frequently refer to the firth to their north as “the river”. In Scottish Gaelic the landward end is called Linne Chluaidh (pronounced [ʎiɲəˈxɫ̪uəj]) (meaning
I am grateful to have this opportunity to raise -the subject of the impact of defence installations on industry and navigation in the Firth of Clyde. You will recall, Mr. Speaker, that this subject was substituted because it was impossible for me to raise the matter which I had orginally intended to raise on the Adjournment. The Firth of Clyde is one of the world’s great recreational areas. Twenty miles from Glasgow there are broad streches of open water, sheltered from every direction and providing unrestricted facilities for sailing and water sports of every kind. The area also serves as the sea approach to Glasgow and contains one of Britain’s two deep-water ocean terminals. Any proposal for restricting the use of these waters must be viewed with concern. It is essential that no restrictions are placed on commercial or pleasure boat movement without the widest possible discussion and such restrictions should be the very least necessary for the effective operation of defence installa
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