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Leith

Leith is the port district of Edinburgh in Scotland, on the Firth of Forth at the mouth of the Water of Leith. For centuries Edinburgh's harbour and a centre of trade with the Baltic and the Low Countries, it was the departure point of the first Darien expedition in 1698. Merged with Edinburgh in 1920, it remains a working port and residential area.

Leith
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New Caledonia (Darien)

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Leith. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/leith
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