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Loch nan Eun
Freshwater loch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loch nan Eun is a remote freshwater loch, located in Gleann Taitneach in the Grampian Mountains,[3] Perth and Kinross, some 4.5 miles west of The Cairnwell, Scotland.[1][2]
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Loch nan Eun | |
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![]() Loch nan Eun, 750 metres above sea level, and still fringed by snow in mid-April. This is a beautiful and remote area, visited by walkers accessing the Munros Glas Tulaichean and Carn an Righ. | |
Location | NO063781 |
Coordinates | 56.884900°N 3.538100°W / 56.884900; -3.538100 |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary outflows | Allt Easgaidh |
Max. length | 0.310 km (0.193 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 0.201 km (0.125 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 14.5 ha (36 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 21.5 ft (6.6 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 50 ft (15 m)[1] |
Water volume | 34,459,000 cu ft (975,800 m3)[1] |
Shore length1 | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 787 m (2,582 ft)[2] |
Max. temperature | 50.8 °F (10.4 °C) |
Min. temperature | 49.8 °F (9.9 °C) |
Islands | 2 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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Loch nan Eun when translated into English is Loch of the Birds.[4]