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Tayside (former administrative division) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 56 25 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 56.4167 decimal degrees |
Long: 003 32 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.5333 decimal degrees |
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Note: A local government region in eastern Scotland from 1975 to 1996; its administrative center was Dundee. In 1996 it was abolished and replaced by the three unitary authorities of Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross. "Highland Line" which separates the highlands from the lowlands, runs northeast through the region. |
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Tayside (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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Tays (C,V)
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TAY (C,V)
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Tayside Region (NA,V,English,U)
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Moyle (C,U,O)
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Moyle District (C,U)
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Tayside (former administrative division) (P) |
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former administrative division (preferred, C) |
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region (administrative division) (H) |
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1975-1996 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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