DML The Minches Line L
The Minches Line L is a survey section in The Minch, Scotland, crossing between Eddrachillis Bay (Sutherland, mainland Scotland) and Broad Bay (to the north east of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis). The line comprises six fixed CTD stations, which were established as part of routine monitoring work on the Scottish continental shelf by Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory (DML). Line L was occupied during the 1980s.
Nominal station details
DML The Minches Line L: The Minch, Scotland (west coast mainland - north of Isle of Lewis)
| Station | Nominal latitude | Nominal longitude | Approx.
depth (m) |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1L | 58° 17.0' N | 05° 18.0' W | 55 | Eddrachillis Bay (Sutherland) |
| 2L | 58° 17.0' N | 05° 29.5' W | 65 | |
| 3L | 58° 17.0' N | 05° 39.0' W | 110 | |
| 4L | 58° 17.0' N | 05° 49.5' W | 95 | |
| 5L | 58° 17.0' N | 06° 00.0' W | 110 | |
| 6L | 58° 17.0' N | 06° 11.0' W | 28 | Broad Bay (Isle of Lewis) |
