Which shipping area lies directly to the west of Malin?
Malin Sea Approaches" specifies the Malin Sea among the waters north and west of the North Sea within the remit of the Agreement. Malin Sea The Malin Sea is a marginal sea of the North-East Atlantic over the Malin Shelf, the continental shelf north of Ireland and southwest of Scotland. It is connected to the Irish Sea by the North Channel, and overlaps the Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland. Of the UK Shipping Forecast areas, the Malin Sea covers most of Malin, and by some definitions extends into Rockall. The area is within the exclusive economic zones of Ireland
Malin Head Malin Head Malin Head () is located on the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland and is the most northerly point of the island of Ireland. The northernmost tip is the headland named Banba's Crown located at latitude 55.38ºN. Malin Head gives its name to the Malin sea area. There is a weather station on the head, which is one of 22 such stations whose reports are broadcast as part of the BBC Shipping Forecast. Ptolemy's "Geography" (2nd century AD) described a point called Βορειον ("Boreion", "the northern") which probably referred to Malin Head. Banba's Crown on Malin Head