Scottish Highlands

Japanese: Scottish Highlands(英語表記)ScottishHighlands
Scottish Highlands

…the Scottish Highlands are a mountainous region in the north of Scotland, in contrast to the lowlands in central Scotland. They are the area northwest of a line that runs from Dumbarton at the mouth of the River Clyde to Stonehaven on the North Sea coast, but do not include the Orkney and Shetland islands or the plains on the east coast of the mainland.

*Some of the terms mentioned in the "Scottish Highlands" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリス,スコットランド北部の山地地方。スコットランド中部のローランドに対しての呼称で,スコットランド高地Scottish Highlandsともいう。クライド川河口のダンバートンから北海沿岸のストーンヘーブンに至る線より北西側を指すが,オークニー,シェトランド両諸島と本土東岸の平野は除外される。…

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