Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the southern side of Loch Maree in Wester Ross in the north-west of Scotland. It is on the Abhainn Garbhaig, a short river that flows from Loch Garbhaig to Loch Maree.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Wester Ross, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Victoria Fall” and “Victoria Falls, Wester Ross”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean Ruairidh Mòr and Garbh Eilean.
Eilean Ruairidh Mòr
Island
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Eilean Ruairidh Mòr is a forested island in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. Its name was formerly anglicised as "Ellan-Rorymore". The island is owned by Forestry and Land Scotland, as is the Slattadale Forest on the southern shore of Loch Maree.
Garbh Eilean
Island
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Garbh Eilean is a forested island in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. Garbh Eilean lies between Eilean Sùbhainn and Eilean Ruairidh Mòr. The islands are among the least disturbed in Britain.
Eilean Sùbhainn
Island
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Eilean Sùbhainn is the largest of several small islands in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. It is the second largest freshwater island in Scotland after Inchmurrin. Eilean Sùbhainn is situated 2 miles northeast of Victoria Falls.
Victoria Falls
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.68068° or 57° 40′ 51″ northLongitude
-5.53321° or 5° 31′ 60″ westElevation
846 feet (258 metres)Open location code
9C9PMFJ8+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 1411329672OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
2634961Wikidata ID
Q7926699
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Victoria Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Victoria Falls (busay sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
- Cebuano: “Victoria Falls”
- Swedish: “Victoria Falls (vattenfall i Storbritannien)”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Slattadale and Talladale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garbhaig Hydro Scheme and Eilean Ruairidh Beag.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Victoria Falls”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.