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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 loch is at the foot of the Cairngorm mountains, [1] just a few miles from Aviemore. Long stretches of its shoreline are formed of sandy beaches.
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.
These glamping pods offer indoor comfort and warmth just 200 metres from the shores of Loch Morlich, with an on-site bar that serves food and drinks with an extensive breakfast, lunch and evening ...
The two lochs together cover an area of 19.3 km 2 (7.5 sq mi) [18] but have a volume of only 0.047 km 3 (0.011 cu mi) as they are so shallow; Loch of Stenness has a maximum depth of 5.2 metres (17 ft). Although flow between the two lochs and the sea can be observed, the water levels only change slightly with the movements of the tide.
Looking eastwards along Loch Katrine in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Each national park in Scotland is administered by a national park authority. Under the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000, national parks in Scotland have four aims: [1] To conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the area
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