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Thurso (pronounced ; , ) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Situated in the historical County of Caithness, it is the northernmost town on the island of Great Britain. From a latitudinal standpoint, Thurso is located more than north of London and further north than the southernmost point of Norway.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.official_name
- Thurso
- UK place.static_image_name
- Thurso from the hill at Mountpleasant - geograph.org.uk - 8869.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Thurso viewed from Mountpleasant
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Inbhir Theòrsa
- UK place.scots_name
- Thursa
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- ND115685
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Caithness
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- UK place.post_town
- Thurso
- UK place.postcode_district
- KW14
- UK place.postcode_area
- KW
- UK place.dial_code
- 01847
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 508
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Caithness
- Population
- 7610
- Area
- 4.82
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- Thurso Bay
- Image
- Thurso from the hill at Mountpleasant - geograph.org.uk - 8869.jpg
- Dialing code
- 1847
Show 8 more facts
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- OS grid reference
- ND115685
- postal code
- KW14
- Commons category
- Thurso
- topic's main category
- Category:Thurso
- twinned administrative body
- Brilon
- historic county
- Caithness
- P12749
- Carl Sigismund Kunth
via Wikidata · CC0
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3 mapped locations