Glen More
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Glen More, also known as the Great Glen, is a major geological fault and valley running coast-to-coast across the Scottish Highlands, famed for its lochs, including Loch Ness, and the Caledonian Canal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glen More canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological fault
ⓘ
landform ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Great Glen ⓘ |
| contains |
Loch Linnhe
ⓘ
Loch Lochy ⓘ Loch Ness ⓘ Loch Oich ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| GaelicNameMeaning | Great Glen ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | Great Glen Fault ⓘ |
| geologicalType | strike-slip fault zone ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
forestry
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasWaterwayConnection |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| isMajorTransportCorridorFor |
rail traffic between Inverness and Fort William
ⓘ
road traffic between Inverness and Fort William ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Caledonian Canal navigation route
ⓘ
Loch Ness tourism ⓘ series of long, narrow freshwater lochs ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Highland region of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| orientation | southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Glen Fault
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Glen Fault system
Scottish Highlands ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Highlands landscape
|
| passesNear |
Fort Augustus
ⓘ
Inverness ⓘ Spean Bridge ⓘ |
| regionType | glen ⓘ |
| runsFrom | Inverness ⓘ |
| runsTo | Fort William ⓘ |
| separates |
Grampian Mountains
ⓘ
Northwest Highlands ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Caledonian Canal ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation between east and west coasts of Scotland
ⓘ
recreation and outdoor tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.