Lochan na h-Achlaise

Lochan na h-Achlaise
Lochan na h-Achlaise
	Lochan na - h Achlaise and The Black Mount in the distance.
	Lochan na h-Achlaise
Location	grid reference NN302491
Coordinates	56°36′13″N 4°46′03″W / 56.6037°N 4.7675°WCoordinates: 56°36′13″N 4°46′03″W / 56.6037°N 4.7675°W
Type	freshwater loch
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic Ocean
Max. length	1.28 km (0.80 mi)[1]
Max. width	1.20 km (0.75 mi)[1]
Surface area	23.6 ha (58 acres)[2]
Average depth	10 ft (3.0 m)[1]
Max. depth	28 ft (8.5 m)[1]
Shore length1	7.2 km (4.5 mi) [2]
Surface elevation	296 m (971 ft)[2]
Settlements	Inverkirkaig
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lochan na h-Achlaise is an irregular shaped, somewhat triangular or heart shaped, freshwater loch on Rannoch Moor, Argyll and Bute in the Scottish West Highlands, within the Highland council area of Scotland.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Lochan na h-Achlaisee. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 61. Retrieved 4 June 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
1 2 3 4 "Lochan na h-Achlaise". British Lakes. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

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