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==Etymology== The name Cape Wrath is derived from [[Old Norse]] ''{{lang|non|hvarf}}'' ("turning point"), accordingly, ''wrath'' is pronounced {{IPAc-en|Λ|r|Γ¦|ΞΈ}} (''a'' as in ''cat'').<ref name=bbc20jan13>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19622803 Cape Wrath locals accuse MoD of land grab], BBC news website, 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2013-01-20.</ref> Vikings are believed to have used the cape as a navigation point where they would turn their ships.<ref name=bbccoast>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/coast/series1/08-cape-wrath-orkney.shtml Life on the Edge], Northern Scotland β Cape Wrath to Orkney, Coast, BBC. Retrieved 2013-02-06.</ref><ref name=nlb>[http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Cape-Wrath/ Cape Wrath], [[Northern Lighthouse Board]]. Retrieved 2013-02-05.</ref><ref name=gran1jul11>Carter.M (2011) [https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/01/cape-wrath-scotland-mike-carter My travels: Mike Carter in Cape Wrath, Scotland], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2013-02-05.</ref>
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