Loch Inver
| Loch Inver | |
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  Loch Inver | |
| Location | grid reference NC 0707 2213 |
| Coordinates | 58°08′45″N 5°16′46″W / 58.14590073°N 5.27956005°W |
| Type | Sea Loch |
| Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Salinity | Seawater |
| Surface elevation | Sea Level |
| Frozen | No |
Loch Inver is a 3.62-kilometre-long (1+61⁄64-nautical-mile) sea loch in Assynt, Sutherland and is on the northwest coast of Scotland.[1] The loch meets the coastal embayment of Enard Bay at the north end and The Minch, where it meets Soyea Island at its mouth.[1] The village of Lochinver is at the head of the loch.
Geography
At the head of the bay is Soyea Island.[2] It is small rocky uninhabited island whose radial axis lies on a horizontal line, the same as the bay, and is located 1+3⁄4 nmi (3 km) from Badnaban on a bearing of broadly east if slightly north and 2 nmi (4 km) south-southwest of Achmelvich.[3][2]
Gallery
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Navigation beacon far out on Loch Inver -
River Inver entering Loch Inver at dusk -
Loch Inver from the west, the inner sea loch
References
- ^ a b Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Loch Inver, Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Soyea Island". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept (1911). West Coast of Scotland Pilot. p. 69. Retrieved 29 April 2021.