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Loch Morlich (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Mhùrlaig) [citation needed] is a freshwater loch in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Highland, Scotland near Aviemore. The loch is home to a watersports centre with kayaking, sailing, and windsurfing among the activities available. There is also a yacht club and cycling routes around the loch.
The forest park, which was established in 1948, [5] covers 35.7 km 2, [6] of which 21.1 km 2 is designated as a national nature reserve (NNR). [2] Glenmore surrounds Loch Morlich, and is below the rise of the Cairngorms to the south; to the north the park extends to the summit of Meall a' Bhuachaille.
Loch Morlich was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy on 1 April 1949. [3] Renamed Tutira, she was commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy on 19 April 1949. [1] In 1950, along with HMNZS Pukaki, she sailed for Korea, taking part in the United Nations naval blockade during the Korean War, serving mainly as an escort.
It lies south of Loch Earn and Ardvorlich, and a short distance north of the neighbouring mountain Stùc a' Chroin. Ben Vorlich reaches a height of 985 metres (3,232 ft), making it a Munro . Due to its prominence when seen from the lower ground of the Central Belt , Ben Vorlich is one of the most commonly seen of Munros, Scotland's peaks of at ...
This loch to the east of Portree, which includes Loch Fada, is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. Loch Mealt: Skye Located south of Ellishadder, on the eastern side of the Trotternish peninsula Loch Mòr Gaelic: Big loch Boreray: A shallow loch that make up about an eighth of the area of the island Muckle Water Scots: Big lake Rousay
The loch is located at an elevation of 316 metres (1,037 ft) [2] about 2 miles (3.2 km) NE of Loch Morlich. Its length is 460 metres (1,510 ft). [1] It lies at the foot of the Eastern flanks of the Greag Nan Gall (622 m). [5] The lake is considered by geologists a good example of a morainic tarn. [6]
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[10] [11] The mountains are also popular for hill-walking, ski touring and climbing, and there are three alpine ski centres in the range, at Cairn Gorm, The Lecht and Glenshee. The range lies in the Scottish council areas of Aberdeenshire , Moray and Highland , [ 12 ] and within the counties of Aberdeenshire , Inverness-shire and Banffshire .