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Moray Firth is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MORAY FIRTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moray Firth

Moray Firth

The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness, which is in the Highland council area of north of Scotland. It is the largest firth in Scotland, stretching from Duncansby Head in the north, in the Highland council area, and Fraserburgh in the east, in the Aberdeenshire council area, to Inverness and the Beauly Firth in the west. Therefore three council areas have Moray Firth coastline: Highland to the west and north of the Moray Firth and Highland, Moray and Aberdeenshire to the south. The firth has more than 800 kilometres of coastline, much of which is cliff.

Definition of Moray Firth in the English dictionary

The definition of Moray Firth in the dictionary is an inlet of the North Sea on the NE coast of Scotland. Length: about 56 km.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORAY FIRTH

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morass
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moratoria
moratorium
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Morava
Moravia
Moravian
Moravian Church
Moravian Gate
Moravianism

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORAY FIRTH

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Pentland Firth
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Synonyms and antonyms of Moray Firth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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马里湾
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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Translator English - Hindi

मोरे फर्थ
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Translator English - Arabic

موراي فيرث
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Translator English - Russian

Морей Ферт
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Moray Firth
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মোরে ফার্থ
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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Translator English - Japanese

マレー湾
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모레이 퍼스
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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மோரே ஃபிர்ர்
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मोरे फेर्थ
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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Translator English - Ukrainian

морів Ферт
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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Moray Firth
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORAY FIRTH»

Discover the use of Moray Firth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Moray Firth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Key Issues in Petroleum Geology: Stratigraphy
New results indicate that initial marine flooding of the Outer Moray Firth occurred at about the same time but was westward- and/or northwestward- directed, coming from the east/ southeast via the Central and/or Viking Grab- ens. The initial ...
F. J. Gregory, Philip Copestake, Julian M. Pearce, 2007
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Biostratigraphy in Production and Development Geology
Timing, nature and sedimentary result of Jurassic tectonism in the Outer Moray Firth. In: Hardman. R. F. P. & Brooks. J. (eds) Tectonic Events Responsible for Britain s Ail and Gas Reserves. Geological Society, London, Special Publications .
Robert Wynn Jones, M. D. Simmons, 1999
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The Geology of Scotland
Major faulting and subsidence in Permian times established large depositional basins in what are now offshore areas (Northern Permian Basin. Moray Firth Basin. West Scotland). The Viking and Central Grabens were established, and smaller ...
N. H. Trewin, 2002
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Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings of the ...
Moray Firth. //;: Brooks. J. & Glennie. K. W. (eds) Petroleum Geology of North West Europe. Graham & Trotman. London, 785-795. Badley, M. E.. Price, J. D., Rambech Dahl. C. & Agdestein, T. 1988. The structural evolution of the North Viking ...
A. J. Fleet, S. A. Boldy, 1999
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The Geology of Stratigraphic Sequences
He demonstrated that the original version of this part of the chart was based largely on data from the Inner Moray Firth, Scotland, which he was able to show was an area dominated by the effects of local tectonism (Sect. 11.2.2). The closely ...
Andrew D. Miall, 1997
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International Law: A Treatise
An illustrative case is that of the fisheries in the Moray Firth. By Article 6 of the Herring Fishery 1 (Scotland) Act, 1889, beam and otter trawling is prohibited within certain limits of the Scottish coast, and the Moray Firth inside a fine drawn from ...
Lassa Oppenheim, Ronald Roxburgh, Sir Ronald Roxburgh, 1920
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Report on the International Law of Pacific Coastal Fisheries
lomatic fencing bout between Norway and Great Britain, Norway by the proviso in its protest inviting Great Britain to claim jurisdiction over all of Moray Firth and Great Britain refusing to do so because it would thereby justify Norway's claims ...
Joseph Walter Bingham, 1930
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United Kingdom Oil and Gas Fields: Commemorative Millennium ...
Water handling capacity will increase from 230000 BWPD with the Area A facilities to 400000 BWPD after development of Area B ] Field stratigraphy The stratigraphic succession within the Western Moray Firth Basin was influenced by the ...
Jon G. Gluyas, H. M. Hichens, 2003
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Whales and Dolphins of Great Britain
Location: Moray Firth, North East Scotland Introduction: Not only is the Moray Firth one of the best locations to watch Common Bottlenose Dolphins from commercial tour boats, there are also some outstanding dolphin watching locations along ...
Dylan Walker, 2007
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Petroleum Geology of the North Sea: Basic Concepts and ...
6.8.4 Moray Firth The Zechstein of the greater Moray Firth region is generally less than 240 m (800 ft) thick and is characterized by abundant anhydrite, common clastics and absence of halite or more exotic evaporite minerals. Cameron ...
Kw Glennie, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORAY FIRTH»

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Fight to save remains of Zulu boats on Moray coast
The so-called Zulu boats were favoured by herring fishermen at Findhorn Bay on the Moray Firth. But the vessels were abandoned when the ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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Jaw-dropping moment fleeing salmon leaps right into pursuing …
"Everyone round here is familiar with the colonies in Moray Firth and down off the coast of Wales in Cardigan Bay. Off the east coast of Scotland ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Concern raised over “scabby” Inverness Castle grounds
... the historic castle into a £360,000 attraction by installing a platform to offer the public views down the Great Glen and out over the Moray Firth. «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
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Ythan CC rider gives a battling performance
... four-mile prologue time trial and Ythan's Craig produced a great ride to finish in 19th equal behind stage winner Noel Baxter (Moray Firth CC) ... «Inverurie Herald, Jul 15»
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Malt maker revenues hit by fall in beer consumption
Bairds Malt was formed in 1999 following the merger of Hugh Baird & Sonds Ltd, which was founded in 1823, and Moray Firth Maltings Ltd, ... «Insider Media, Jul 15»
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Walking the Black Isle, Scotland: A bright forecast for Cromarty
Positioned on the tip of the firth of the same name, where the waters merge with the vast Moray Firth, Cromarty does not disappoint those who ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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North Sea “supergrid” is EU “top priority”
Final decisions to press ahead with the 140-turbine Beatrice wind farm in the Moray Firth and the Neart Na Gaoithe project off the coast of Fife ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
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EU set to pledge billions in support of 'top priority' North Sea supergrid
Final investment decisions on two of those projects (the 664MW Beatrice wind farm in the Moray Firth and the 450MW Neart Na Gaoithe project in the Outer ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
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Has The Open given you golf fever.. why not visit one of these …
Across the Moray Firth from Castle Stuart lies one of the most quirky and alluring courses in Scotland. Perched on a narrow peninsula just 14 ... «Scotland Now, Jul 15»
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Arnold Palmer visits site of his first Scots course
It will complement the existing Castle Stuart course on the Moray Firth. Palmer, 85, said: "When it comes to locations we'd like to work, Scotland ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

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