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| Firth of Tay | |
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  Firth of Tay Location in Scotland | |
| Location | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 56°26′N 3°00′W / 56.44°N 03.00°W |
| Official name | Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary |
| Designated | 28 July 2000 |
| Reference no. | 1034[1] |
The Firth of Tay (/ˈteɪ/; Scottish Gaelic: Linne Tatha) is a firth on the east coast of Scotland, into which empties the River Tay (Scotland's largest river in terms of flow). The firth is surrounded by four council areas: Fife, Perth and Kinross, Dundee City, and Angus. Its maximum width (at Invergowrie) is 3 mi (4.8 km).[2]
Two bridges span the firth: the Tay Road Bridge and the Tay Rail Bridge.[3] The marshy Mugdrum Island is the only major island in the firth.[4]
The Firth of Tay in Antarctica was discovered in 1892–1893 by Captain Thomas Robertson of the Dundee whaling expedition and named by him after the one in Scotland. He also named nearby Dundee Island in honour of the main city on the firth.[5]
- ^ "Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Tay, Firth of". Angus Council. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "The Tay Bridges". Tay Estuary. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Historical perspective for Mugdrum Island". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Tay, Firth of". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 March 2012.