Talk:Pentland Firth

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I am wondering whether and how we might reconcile the following:

(1) From Pentland Firth:

"The Pentland Firth extends from Dunnet Head to Duncansby Head on the mainland ..."

(2) From Holborn Head point:

"Holborn Head point ( 58°37′21″N 03°32′11″W / 58.62250°N 3.53639°W, grid reference ND10857155) is the point on the north coast of Great Britain where waters of Thurso Bay (known also as Scrabster Bay) and of the Pentland Firth meet the more open water of the Atlantic Ocean."

(3) In Dunnet Head and Easter Head there is no reference to a western limit to the extent of Pentland Firth.

Dunnet Head is the western limit (on the Caithness side)?

Laurel Bush 14:27, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC).

Dunnet Head and Holborn Head are now consistent with Pentland Firth. Laurel Bush 11:19, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC).

FIRTH LIMITS.

From the 'Admiralty Sailing Directions' Vol 52, 'North Coast of Scotland Pilot' the limits are stated to be from Dunnet Head to Tor Ness in the west and from Duncansby Head to Old Head in the east. I think that these would be the definitive limits and have added them as such.

The information on the tidal races is from the same source.

Doug MacLeod. 29 Aug. 2006.

Tidal power[edit]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7675510.stm "Tidal power developer Atlantis Resources Corporation confirmed it was considering a site near Castle of Mey for a computer data centre. The plan - still in the early stages - would see the centre powered by a tidal scheme in the Pentland Firth. " I have not added this into the article as my local geography knowledge is limited. Perhaps one with more knowledge may be more certain and can add it in. 78.149.241.238 (talk) 21:02, 17 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Ben Mac Dui 15:31, 26 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Propose changing 'Tidal power' to 'Marine power'[edit]

The Alex Salmond quote comparing the Pentland Firth to Saudi Arabia in terms of energy potential is sometimes quoted as being applied to tidal power, yet this seems to be more commonly quoted as 'marine' rather than 'tidal' ^[1] ^[2] ^[3].

Considering that the Crown Estate seabed leasing round of March 2010 for wave and tidal projects was focussed on this area under the heading 'Pentland Firth & Orkney Waters'^[4] I propose changing this section of the page to 'Marine power' rather than focussing on tidal only. The reason I've entered this as a discussion point is that one could argue that the 'Pentland Firth' sites of the lease area is dominated by tidal projects, while the wave projects are largely focussed in 'Orkney Waters'. Either way, it does seem to be relevant to include a specific mention of the Crown Estate leases within this section of the page.

Dictionarydeb (talk) 09:58, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough - go right ahead. Ben Mac Dui 19:14, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "'Saudi Arabia' of marine energy". BBC News. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
^ "DETAILS OF PENTLAND FIRTH BIDS ANNOUNCED". Crown Estate. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
^ "'Milestone' for wave energy plans". BBC News. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
^ "Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters". Crown Estate. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

[1] "'Saudi Arabia' of marine energy". BBC News. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

[Crown_Estate-2] "DETAILS OF PENTLAND FIRTH BIDS ANNOUNCED". Crown Estate. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

[3] "'Milestone' for wave energy plans". BBC News. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

[4] "Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters". Crown Estate. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

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