Firth of Forth

Firth of Forth
The Forth bridges looking northwest
Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth
LocationScotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates56°02′53″N 3°03′11″W / 56.048°N 3.053°W / 56.048; -3.053
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Designated30 October 2001
Reference no.1111[1]

The Firth of Forth (Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is a firth in Scotland, an inlet of the North Sea that separates Fife to its north and Lothian to its south. Farther inland, it becomes the estuary of the River Forth and several other rivers.[2]

  1. ^ "Firth of Forth". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Forth area management plan 2010 – 2015" (PDF). SEPA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.