Scotland
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Scotland
| Scotland | |
 Scotland | |
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| Capital: | Edinburgh |
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| Language: | English, Scots Gaelic |
| Currency: | GBP |
| Time Zone | GMT (GMT+1 from April to October) |
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Background
Scotland (Gaelic: Alba) is a country that occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is part of the United Kingdom, and shares a land border to the south with England. It is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
Climate & Weather
The climate of Scotland is temperate and oceanic, and tends to be very changeable. It is warmed by the Gulf Stream from the Atlantic, and as such has much milder winters (but cooler, wetter summers) than areas on similar latitudes, for example Copenhagen, Moscow, or the Kamchatka Peninsula on the opposite side of Eurasia. However, temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the UK, with the coldest ever UK temperature of -27.2 °C (-16.96 °F) recorded at Braemar in the Grampian Mountains, on 11 February 1895.[66] Winter maximums average 6 °C (42.8 °F) in the lowlands, with summer maximums averaging 18 °C (64.4 °F). The highest temperature recorded was 32.9 °C (91.22 °F) at Greycrook, Scottish Borders on 9 August 2003.
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Charts
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Local Radio Nets
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Arrival/Departure procedures
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Immigration
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Customs
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Health & Security
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Ports & Popular Stops
- Aberdeen (Port of entry)
- Ardrossan
- Caledonian Canal
- Cambeltown
- Craobh Haven and Ardfern
- Crinan Canal
- Dundee (Firth of Tay)
- Firth of Clyde
- Firth of Forth
- Fort William
- Forth and Clyde Canal
- Inverness
- Isle of Skye/Sound of Sleat
- Kirkcubright
- Largs
- Lossiemouth
- Mallaig
- Montrose
- Oban/Dunstaffnage
- Peterhead (Port of entry)
- Portree (Isle of Skye)
- Rothesay
- Tobermory
- Troon
- Ullapool
- Wick
Offshore Islands
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Cruiser's Friends
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References & Publications
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Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions
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External Links
- Clyde Crusing Club
- Sailing in Scotland at Flickr
- Association of Scottish Yacht Charterers
- Selected Inner Hebridean Anchorages
- Directory of Visitor Moorings
- Scottish Tourist Office Sailing Information
Personal Notes
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