Loch Morar
Loch Morar is a freshwater loch in the Rough Bounds of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is the fifth-largest loch by surface area in Scotland, at 26.7 km2, and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles with a maximum depth of 310 m.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bracorina and Tarbet.
Bracorina
Hamlet
Bracorina is a settlement in Lochaber, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the northern side of Loch Morar, 5 kilometres east of the village of Morar, at the end of a minor road. Bracorina is situated 1½ miles northwest of Loch Morar.
Tarbet
Hamlet
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Tarbet is a place on the south shore of Loch Nevis in Scotland, about 6 miles east of Mallaig. The name 'tarbet' refers to a portage or isthmus, in this case it is between Loch Nevis and Loch Morar. Tarbet is situated 3½ miles northeast of Loch Morar.
Morar
Village
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Morar is a small village on the west coast of The Rough Bounds of Scotland, three miles south of Mallaig. The name Morar is also applied to the northern part of the peninsula containing the village, though North Morar is more usual. Morar is situated 4½ miles west of Loch Morar.
Loch Morar
- Type: Lake
- Description: freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows at its west to the River Morar
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Loch Morar” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լոխ Մորար”
- Basque: “Loch Morar”
- Basque: “Morar aintzira”
- Breton: “Loch Mhòrair”
- Catalan: “loch Morar”
- Catalan: “Loch Morar”
- Cebuano: “Loch Morar”
- Chinese: “莫勒湖”
- Chuvash: “Лох-Морар”
- Czech: “Loch Morar”
- Danish: “Loch Morar”
- Dutch: “Loch Morar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره لوتش مورار”
- French: “loch Morar”
- French: “Loch Morar”
- German: “Loch Morar”
- Irish: “Loch Mhórair”
- Irish: “Loch Mhòrair”
- Italian: “Loch Morar”
- Japanese: “モラール湖”
- Japanese: “モラー湖”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Morar”
- Persian: “لوخ مورار”
- Polish: “Loch Morar”
- Portuguese: “Lago Morar”
- Russian: “Лох-Морар”
- Scots: “Loch Morar”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Mhòrair”
- Spanish: “Lago Morar”
- Swedish: “Loch Morar”
- Ukrainian: “Лох-Морар”
- Venetian: “Loch Morar”
- Welsh: “Loch Morar”
Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Loch Morar”. Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.