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River Clyde facts for kids
| River Clyde (Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh) | |
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 The River Clyde at Glasgow's Broomielaw
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| Country | Scotland |
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| Counties | South Lanarkshire, Argyll, Ayrshire |
| Cities | Lanark, Glasgow, Bothwell, Greenock |
| Landmarks | Falls of Clyde (waterfalls), Bothwell Castle, Firth of Clyde |
| Source | Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire |
| - coordinates | 55°24′4″N 3°39′10″W / 55.40111°N 3.65278°W |
| Mouth | Firth of Clyde |
| - coordinates | 55°40′0″N 5°0′0″W / 55.666667°N 5°W |
| Length | 176 km (109 mi) |
| Basin | 4,000 km² (1,544 sq mi) |
The River Clyde (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, pronounced [avɪɲˈxlˠ̪uəj]) is a river in Scotland. It has its source in South Lanarkshire and flows through Glasgow before opening up into the Firth of Clyde.
Images for kids
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New Lanark Mill Hotel and Waterhouses by River Clyde
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The River Clyde opening out at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow past Clydeport Ocean Terminal, Greenock, to the Firth of Clyde on the left, and to the right past Ardmore Point to the Gare Loch
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Shipping on the Clyde, by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1881
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A Glasgow shipyard in 1944
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Although diminished from its early 20th-century heights, shipbuilding remains an important industry on Clydeside
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Bells Bridge
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Millennium Bridge
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Modern buildings, including the Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Crane and Crowne Plaza hotel.
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The estuary opens out past Dumbarton
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Looking across to Dumbarton at low tide
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South Facing view of the Tradeston bridge