| − | '''Dundee''' is the fourth largest city in Scotland, which lies on the northern bank of the [[River Tay|Firth of Tay]]. The population of the city is approximately 143,000. The economu of Dundee is said to be based on 'jam, jute and journalism', reflecting the presence of Keillors' marmalade and preserves factory, a long-established (but now defunct) trade in [[jute]] for sacking, and the continuing presence in the city of [[D.C. Thomson]], publishers of the [[Sunday Post]] and other newspapers, and a number of childrens' comics, including [[The Beano]] and [[The Dandy]]. | + | '''Dundee''' is the fourth largest city in Scotland, which lies on the northern bank of the [[River Tay|Firth of Tay]]. The population of the city is approximately 143,000. The economu of Dundee is said to be based on 'jam, jute and journalism', reflecting the presence of Keillors' marmalade and preserves factory, a long-established (but now defunct) trade in [[jute]] for sacking, and the continuing presence in the city of [[D.C. Thomson]], publishers of the [[Sunday Post]] and other newspapers, and a number of childrens' comics, including [[The BEANO]] and [[The Dandy]]. |
| | The ship which [[Scott of the Antarctic|Robert Scott]] took to Antarctica on his first voyage (the ''RRS Discovery'') was built in Dundee, and is now moored there, despite Scott's final and most famous expedition having largely been paid for by the people of [[Cardiff]] (from where the ill-fated crew set off). | | The ship which [[Scott of the Antarctic|Robert Scott]] took to Antarctica on his first voyage (the ''RRS Discovery'') was built in Dundee, and is now moored there, despite Scott's final and most famous expedition having largely been paid for by the people of [[Cardiff]] (from where the ill-fated crew set off). |