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The Minch
strait between the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Moray Firth
inlet near Inverness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Dunnet Head
peninsula in Highland, Scotland, UK; northernmost point on mainland Great Britain
Cape Wrath
northwestern extreme point of mainland Great Britain
Dornoch Firth
sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
Duncansby Head
most northeasterly part of the British mainland, located in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland
Beauly Firth
firth in Highland, Scotland, UK
Smoo Cave
cave in Highland, Scotland, UK
Sleat
Sleat ( ) is a peninsula and civil parish on the island of Skye in the Highland council area of Scotland, known as "the garden of Skye". It is the home of the clan MacDonald of Sleat. The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic , which in turn comes from Old Norse sléttr (smooth, even), which well describes Sleat when considered in the surrounding context of the mainland, Skye and Rùm mountains that dominate the horizon all about Sleat.
Am Buachaille
island in Highland, Scotland, UK
Flow Country
Tentative World Heritage site in Highland, Scotland, UK
Corrachadh Mòr
headland on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK
Old Man of Stoer
stack in Assynt, Highland, Scotland
Sound of Mull
sound between the Inner Hebridean island of Mull and mainland Scotland
Loch Morlich
freshwater lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows to River Luineag
Trotternish
right|thumb|Map of Skye showing Trotternish, Portree, and Uig Trotternish () is the northernmost peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, spanning in length from Portree to Rubha Hunish. The Trotternish escarpment runs almost the full length of the peninsula, some , and contains landmarks such as the Old Man of Storr and the Quiraing. The summit of The Storr, overlooking the Old Man, is the highest point of the peninsula at 719 m above sea level. The north-eastern part of the peninsula around Quiraing is designated as a National Scenic Area and the entire escarpment is a Special Area of Cons
Faraid Head
peninsula in Highland, Scotland, UK
Darwin Mounds
large field of undersea sand mounds off the north west coast of Scotland
Knockan Crag
cliff in Highland, Scotland, UK
Kyle of Tongue
sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
Sound of Arisaig
sea inlet between Arisaig and Moidart in Highland, Scotland, UK
Rubha an Dùnain
peninsula on Skye, in Highland, Scotland, UK
Inner Sound
sound between the island of Raasay, and the Applecross peninsula of Lochcarron on the Scottish mainland
Redpoint
human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
Sound of Raasay
sound in Highland, Scotland, UK
Sound of Sleat
strait in Highland, Scotland, UK
Neist Point
headland in Highland, Scotland, UK
Corrieyairack Pass
mountain pass in Highland, Scotland, UK
Holborn Head
headland in Highland, Scotland, UK
Ashaig
Ashaig (, referring to a ferry) is a small township, situated adjacent to Upper Breakish and Lower Breakish near Broadford on the island of Skye, Scotland. For administrative purposes, it lies in the Highland Council area.