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Loch Ness (/ ˌ l ɒ x ˈ n ɛ s /; Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis [l̪ˠɔx ˈniʃ]) is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 kilometres (23 miles) along the length of the Great Glen southwest of Inverness.
Plesiosaurs or Loch Ness Monster-like creature [18] Devil's Lake Wisconsin USA: North America: Hokuwa A long neck and small head, plesiosaur-like. [5] Lake Simcoe Ontario Canada: North America: Igopogo, Kempenfelt Kelly Seal-like animal. Length, 12–70 feet (3.6-21 m). Charcoal-gray color. Dog- or horse-like face. Prominent eyes. Gaping mouth.
The Loch Ness Monster (Scottish Gaelic: Uilebheist Loch Nis), [3] also known as Nessie, is a mythical creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is often described as large, long-necked, and with one or more humps protruding from the water.
Location: Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska: Coordinates: 1]: Lake type: oligotrophic: Primary inflows: Newhalen River, Iliamna River, Pile River, Copper River: Primary outflows: Kvichak River: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 77 mi (124 km) [2]: Max. width: 22 mi (35 km) [2]: Surface area: 1,012.5 sq mi (2,622 km 2) [2]: Average depth: 144 ft (44 m) [2]: Max. depth: 988 ft (301 m ...
Loch Lomond is the largest freshwater body in Britain by area, although with a capacity of 1.78 cubic miles (7.4 km 3) Loch Ness is the most voluminous. The water in Loch Ness is nearly double that of all the lakes of England and Wales combined, and is by volume the largest lake in the UK and Ireland. [21] [22] Loch Lomond 27.5 sq mi (71 km 2)
[2] [3] The volume of water in Loch Ness is nearly double that in all the lakes of England and Wales combined. [1] Murray and Pullar also note that the mean depth of Loch Ness is 57.4% of the maximum depth – higher than in any other large deep loch, with Loch Avich coming closest at 52.4%. [4]
Geological map of the Hebridean terrane showing distribution of rocks of the Lewisian complex Undeformed Scourie dyke cutting Lewisian Gneiss, about 1.6 km west of Scourie Scourie dykes (now foliated amphibolites) cutting grey gneiss of the Scourie complex, both deformed during the Laxfordian tectonic event and cut by later (unfoliated) granite veins - road cutting on the A838 just north of ...
The largest freshwater loch in Scotland by surface area is Loch Lomond, with a surface area of 71 km 2 (27.4 sq mi). The largest freshwater loch in Scotland by volume is Loch Ness, with a volume of 7.5 km 3 (1.8 cu mi). The deepest freshwater loch is Loch Morar, with a maximum depth of 309 metres (1,014 ft).