GOOR-uck) is a town falling within the Inverclyde council area and formerly forming a burgh of the county of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It has in the past functioned as a seaside resort on the Firth of Clyde. Its principal function today, however, is as a popular residential area, extending contiguously from Greenock, with a railway terminus and ferry services across the Clyde.
Population: 11,390
Latitude: 55° 57' 41.65" N
Longitude: -4° 49' 4.40" W
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