Loch Ness
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Loch Ness (Skotsk gælisk: Loch Nis) er ein stor og djup innsjø (loch) i det skotske høglandet, kring 37 km sørvest for Inverness. Loch Ness er mest kjend for sjøuhyret eller sjormen Loch Ness Monster, populært kalla "Nessie". Mange hevdar å ha sett eit stort monster symjande i innsjøen, men det er ikkje prova at eit slikt monster verkeleg finst. Frå ulike stader kring Loch Ness går det båtar, slik at turistar får høve til å sjå etter monsteret. Det har vore organisert fleire store leiteaksjonar etter monsteret, men ingen har lukkast i å finna det.
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It is the largest body of water in the geologic fault known as the Great Glen, which runs from Inverness in the north to Fort William in the south. The Caledonian Canal, which links the sea at either end of the Great Glen, uses Loch Ness for part of its route.
Loch Ness is one of a series of interconnected, murky lakes in Scotland that were carved by glaciers during previous ice ages. Quite large and deep, Loch Ness has exceptionally low water visibility due to a high peat content in the surrounding soil.
Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area at 56.4 km2 (21.8 sq mi) but due to its extreme depth is the largest by volume. The loch contains more fresh water than all that in England and Wales combined. At its deepest part, 226 m (740 feet), London's BT Tower at 189 m (620 feet) would be completely submerged.
It also acts as the lower storage reservoir for the Foyers pumped-storage hydroelectric scheme, which was the first of its kind in Britain. The turbines were originally used to provide power for a nearby mill, but now electricity is generated and supplied to the National Grid.
At its southwestern end, near Fort Augustus, one can see the only island on Loch Ness. Cherry Island is an example of a Crannog (artificial islands generally from the Iron Age).
[endre] Way to Loch Ness
Drive from Inverness and then south to the A82 for the journey to Loch Ness. There is a Loch Ness Monster exhibition centre, which contains much information on the legendary creature.