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This is a list of the 100 highest mountains in Scotland by elevation. List of 100 highest mountains in Scotland ...
The Grampians make up the bulk of Scotland's highlands and contain the highest peaks and largest ranges, extending south and east of the Great Glen down to the Highland Boundary Fault, occupying almost half of the country's land area. Some of the area is relatively low lying, but not necessarily without topographical character.
14 (The tallest peak on a territory with a permanent population) Queen Mary's Peak: 2,062 metres (6,765 ft) Tristan Da Cunha: 23 (The tallest peak in Great Britain and Scotland) Ben Nevis: 1,345 metres (4,413 ft) Scotland: The tallest peak in Wales: Yr Wyddfa: 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) Wales: The tallest peak in England: Scafell Pike: 978 metres ...
[b] [2] The list is sourced from the Database of British and Irish Hills ("DoBIH") [c] for peaks that meet the consensus height threshold for a mountain, namely 600 metres (1,969 ft); the list also rules out peaks with a prominence below 30 metres (98 ft) and thus, the list is therefore precisely a list of the 2,756 [d] Simms in the British ...
The longest river in Scotland is the River Tay, at 188 km (117 mi) in length. 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).
Map of prominent mountain ranges in India, showing Aravalli in north-west India. The Aravalli Range, an eroded stub of ancient mountains, is believed to be the oldest range of fold mountains in India. [10] The natural history of the Aravalli Range dates back to times when the Indian Plate was separated from the Eurasian Plate by an ocean.
Sgùrr Fhuaran may mean "Peak of wells or springs" [3] [4] [5] and many streams issue from the mountains slopes. Other possible meanings proposed are that the proper name is Sgùrr Urain, the Peak of Odhran , named after a disciple of Columba , [ 6 ] or that the second part of the name derives from "odhran-choin", here meaning "wolf". [ 7 ]
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features. Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings.