Firth of Forth

Japanese: フォース湾 - ふぉーすわん(英語表記)Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth
A gulf of the North Sea on the east coast of central Scotland in the UK. It is an estuary of the River Forth, stretching from Alloa, the mouth of the Forth, to the Isle of May, where it meets the North Sea, with a length of about 90 km and a maximum width of 30 km. Like fjords, it was formed by glacial erosion and submersion, but the coast is dominated by plains and hills, and cities such as Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy, and ports such as Messil and Grangemouth have developed. There are also many resorts and golf courses. Two Forth Bridges, one for the railway (2,528 m long) completed in 1890 and one for the road (2,504 m long) completed in 1964, are built in the west central part of the gulf, and it is also connected to the Firth of Clyde by the Forth and Clyde Canal (completed in 1790).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
イギリス,スコットランド中部東岸にある北海の湾。フォース川のエスチュアリー(三角江)部であり,フォース川河口のアロアから北海との接点であるメイ島まで東西の長さ約90km,幅は最大30kmに達する。フィヨルドと同じく,氷食・沈水作用によって形成されたが,沿岸には平野や丘陵が卓越し,エジンバラ,カーコーディなどの都市,メシル,グレーンジマスなどの港湾が発達する。また保養地,ゴルフ場も多い。1890年完成の鉄道用(長さ2528m)と1964年完成の道路用(長さ2504m)の両フォース橋が湾の中央西寄りに架けられ,またフォース・クライド運河(1790完成)によってクライド湾とも連絡する。

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