Loch Avon

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Loch Avon is a remote, elongated freshwater loch nestled in a steep-sided glacial valley in the heart of Scotland’s Cairngorms mountain range.

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Label Occurrences
Loch Avon canonical 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater loch
glacial lake
access on foot only
climate cool maritime climate
country Scotland
drainage River Avon
drainsInto River Avon
ecoregion subarctic montane environment
formedBy glacial erosion
hasFeature boulder-strewn shores
outflow to River Avon
sandy beaches at eastern end
hasHazard rapidly changing mountain weather
remote terrain
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Cairngorms
Cairngorms National Park
Scottish Highlands
surface form: Highlands of Scotland

United Kingdom
locatedInMountainRange Cairngorms
surface form: Cairngorms mountain range
locatedInProtectedArea Cairngorms National Park
nameVariant Loch A’an
Loch A’an Basin
near Beinn Mheadhoin
Ben Macdui
Cairn Gorm
Shelter Stone Crag
notableFor remote location
steep-sided surrounding slopes
partOf River Spey catchment
protectedArea Cairngorms National Park
region Grampian Mountains
shape elongated
surroundedBy Cairngorms
surface form: Cairngorm plateau

granite plateau
high cliffs
typicalActivities hillwalking
nature observation
rock climbing nearby crags
usedFor hiking destination
mountain walking
wild camping
valleyType glacial valley
waterType freshwater

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Cairngorms contains Loch Avon
Ben Macdui hasViewOf Loch Avon