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Recent Examples of firthBleary-eyed coverage that kicks off before sunrise in the States, with gusts off the firth and cut lines that can swallow a top 10 in an hour.—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 9 July 2025 On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.—Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020 Wide views across the Solway firth to Scotland provide a handy distraction.—The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019 Gray and harbor seals are a common sight in this firth, or estuary, where several major rivers meet the North Sea.—National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017
In partnership with Leave No Trace, Martin County offers the tours for free, helping visitors discover the natural beauty of the coastline’s mangroves, estuaries, hammocks, and trails.
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Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
It is designed as a suspension bridge that will cross a branch of the Pearl River estuary, linking major transportation corridors in southern China.
Donal, a nightclub owner in Chicago obsessed with the blues, has resisted going back to the land of lochs for reasons that will become only somewhat clear over the course of the run time.
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Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
The crannogs are on Loch Nell, a tranquil inland loch, and some argue they could have been constructed as solar observation sites.
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