Loch Ness in Scotland
Thursday, 5 March 2015 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien General
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Loch Ness with Urquhart Castle © Pappenheim
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Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the
Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of
Inverness . Its surface is 15.8 m (52 ft) above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the cryptozoological
Loch Ness Monster , also known affectionately as “Nessie”. It is connected at the southern end by the River Oich and a section of the
Caledonian Canal to
Loch Oich . At the northern end there is the Bona Narrows which opens out into Loch Dochfour, which feeds the
River Ness and a further section of canal to Inverness. It is one of a series of interconnected, murky bodies of water in Scotland; its water visibility is exceptionally low due to a high peat content in the surrounding soil.
Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area at 56 km2 (21.8 sq mi) after Loch Lomond , but due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume. Its deepest point is 230 m (755 ft), making it the second deepest loch in Scotland after Loch Morar . It contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined.
Loch Ness with Urquhart Castle © Pappenheim
The only island on Loch Ness is
Cherry Island , visible at its southwestern end, near
Fort Augustus . It is a
crannog , which is a form of artificial island. Most crannogs were constructed during the Iron Age. There was formerly a second island (Dog Island) which was submerged when the water level was raised during the construction of the
Caledonian Canal .
Loch Ness lies along the
Great Glen Fault , which forms a line of weakness in the rocks which has been excavated by glacial erosion, forming the
Great Glen and the basins of
Loch Lochy ,
Loch Oich and Loch Ness.
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LochNess.com ,
The Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition ,
Loch Ness Brewery and
Wikipedia Loch Ness . Learn more about the
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