<P> The Firth of Clyde is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Scotland , named for the River Clyde which empties into it . It encloses the largest and deepest coastal waters in the British Isles , sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire , Scotland . The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde , separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the Isle of Arran . Within the Firth of Clyde is another major island -- the Isle of Bute . Given its strategic location , at the entrance to the middle / upper Clyde , Bute played a vitally important military ( naval ) role during World War II . </P>
<P> The Firth of Clyde is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Scotland , named for the River Clyde which empties into it . It encloses the largest and deepest coastal waters in the British Isles , sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire , Scotland . The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde , separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the Isle of Arran . Within the Firth of Clyde is another major island -- the Isle of Bute . Given its strategic location , at the entrance to the middle / upper Clyde , Bute played a vitally important military ( naval ) role during World War II . </P>
an inlet on the atlantic in southwest scotland
an inlet on the atlantic in southwest scotland
The Firth of Clyde
The Firth of Clyde