Great Glen

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geological fault glen valley

The Great Glen is a major geological fault and valley in the Scottish Highlands, stretching coast to coast and containing a chain of lochs including the famous Loch Ness.

Aliases (2)

Great Glen of Scotland ×1
Great Glen valley ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological fault → glen → valley →
connects	east coast of Scotland → west coast of Scotland →
contains	Caledonian Canal → Loch Linnhe → Loch Lochy → Loch Ness → Loch Oich →
continent	Europe →
country	Scotland →
extendsFrom	Moray Firth →
extendsTo	Loch Linnhe →
geologicalAge	Caledonian orogeny →
geologicalFeature	strike-slip fault zone →
hasCity	Inverness →
hasEconomicActivity	forestry → hydroelectric power →
hasFeature	chain of freshwater lochs → fault-controlled topography → steep-sided mountains →
hasLandscape	glacially carved valley →
hasRoute	canoe trail → long-distance footpath →
hasTown	Fort William →
hasWaterway	River Lochy → River Ness → River Oich →
isAlsoKnownAs	Glen Albyn → Glen More →
linkedTo	Loch Ness Monster folklore →
locatedIn	Highland region of Scotland → Scottish Highlands →
orientation	southwest–northeast →
partOf	Great Glen Fault →
separates	Grampian Mountains → Northwest Highlands →
stretchesFrom	Inverness →
stretchesTo	Fort William →
traversedBy	A82 road → Great Glen Way →
usedFor	navigation → recreation → tourism →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Great Glen Fault → Loch Ness → Urquhart Castle →	locatedIn
Scottish Highlands →	contains
Caledonian fault system ("Great Glen of Scotland") →	crosses
Great Glen Fault ("Great Glen valley") →	follows
Great Glen Fault →	formsValley