Pentland Firth

Pentland Firth
Looking across the waters of the Pentland Firth to the island of Hoy in Orkney
Pentland Firth Location in Scotland
Location	Scotland, UK
Coordinates	58°42′N 3°12′W / 58.7°N 3.2°W / 58.7; -3.2

The Pentland Firth (Scottish Gaelic: An Caol Arcach, meaning the Orcadian Strait) is a strait which separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland. Despite the name, it is not a firth.