Loch Lomond

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freshwater loch lake tourist attraction

Loch Lomond is the largest inland stretch of water by surface area in Great Britain, renowned for its scenic beauty and location within Scotland's Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park 2
Inchcailloch (Loch Lomond) 1
Loch Lomond (eastern shores) 1

Statements (106)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater loch ⓘ
lake ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
crossedBy A82 road ⓘ
West Highland railway line (nearby along western shore) ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 14 miles north of Glasgow ⓘ
approximately 23 kilometres north of Glasgow ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 25 feet ⓘ
approximately 7.6 metres ⓘ
formedBy glacial erosion ⓘ
hasAverageDepth approximately 121 feet ⓘ
approximately 37 metres ⓘ
hasBasinShape long narrow glacial trough ⓘ
hasCulturalReference Scottish folk music ⓘ
Scottish literature ⓘ
song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" ⓘ
hasInflow River Endrick ⓘ
River Falloch ⓘ
River Fruin ⓘ
numerous small streams ⓘ
hasIsland Clairinsh ⓘ
Creinch ⓘ
Fraoch Eilean ⓘ
Inchcailloch ⓘ
Inchcailloch National Nature Reserve ⓘ
Inchconnachan ⓘ
Inchcruin ⓘ
Inchfad ⓘ
Inchgalbraith ⓘ
Inchlonaig ⓘ
Inchmoan ⓘ
Inchmurrin ⓘ
Tarbet Isle ⓘ
Torrinch ⓘ
hasLength approximately 22 miles ⓘ
approximately 36 kilometres ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth approximately 190 metres ⓘ
approximately 623 feet ⓘ
hasNameEtymology possibly from a Brittonic element meaning "beacon" or "bare" ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Loch Laomainn (Scottish Gaelic) ⓘ
hasNearbyAirport Glasgow Airport (approx 25 km south-west) ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Glasgow ⓘ
Stirling ⓘ
hasNearbyMountain Ben Arthur (The Cobbler) ⓘ
Ben Ime ⓘ
Ben Lomond ⓘ
Ben Vane ⓘ
Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond) ⓘ
The Arrochar Alps ⓘ
hasNumberOfIslands more than 30 ⓘ
hasOutflow River Leven ⓘ
hasProtectedStatus Inchcailloch National Nature Reserve ⓘ
surface form: National Nature Reserve (Inchcailloch)

Natura 2000 network ⓘ
surface form: Special Area of Conservation (parts)

part of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ⓘ
hasShoreSettlement Ardlui ⓘ
Balloch ⓘ
Balmaha ⓘ
Duck Bay ⓘ
Inverbeg ⓘ
Luss ⓘ
Rowardennan ⓘ
Tarbet ⓘ
hasSurfaceArea approximately 27.5 square miles ⓘ
approximately 71 square kilometres ⓘ
hasVolume approximately 0.62 cubic miles ⓘ
approximately 2.6 cubic kilometres ⓘ
hasWalkingRoute John Muir Way (nearby) ⓘ
Three Lochs Way (nearby) ⓘ
West Highland Way (eastern shore) ⓘ
isImportantFor biodiversity ⓘ
drinking water supply (locally) ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
tourism economy of Scotland ⓘ
isLargestBySurfaceAreaIn Great Britain ⓘ
isLargestLakeBySurfaceAreaIn Great Britain ⓘ
isNorthOf Glasgow ⓘ
isPopularFor boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
scenic tourism ⓘ
wildlife watching ⓘ
isSecondLargestByVolumeIn Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
locatedIn Argyll and Bute ⓘ
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Stirling council area ⓘ
surface form: Stirling (council area)

United Kingdom ⓘ
West Dunbartonshire ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Lowlands ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Europe ⓘ
nearestTown Alexandria ⓘ
Balloch ⓘ
nearestVillage Ardlui ⓘ
Balmaha ⓘ
Luss ⓘ
Tarbet ⓘ
partOf Scottish Highlands ⓘ
surface form: Grampian Mountains region

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dumbartonshire → contains → Loch Lomond ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loch Lomond (part)
Stirlingshire → containsFeature → Loch Lomond ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loch Lomond (eastern shores)
Scotland → famousLoch → Loch Lomond ⓘ
Scottish mainland → hasFeature → Loch Lomond ⓘ
Clyde Islands → hasIsland → Loch Lomond ⓘ
this entity surface form: Inchcailloch (Loch Lomond)
Dumbartonshire → hasNotableFeature → Loch Lomond ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
this entity surface form: Loch Lomond area
Highland Boundary Fault → passesNear → Loch Lomond ⓘ
Highland Boundary Fault → visibleAt → Loch Lomond ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park