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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.