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River Kelvin

The River Kelvin is a tributary of the in northern and northeastern , Scotland. It rises on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of .
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Clyde
  • Also known as: “Kelvin” and “Kelvin Water”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glasgow Botanic Gardens and Jordanhill railway station.

Garden
Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a botanical garden located in the of , . It features several glasshouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace.

Railway station
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a side-platformed suburban railway station in the area in the West End of , Scotland. The station, which is governed by Transport Scotland and managed by ScotRail, lies on the Argyle Line and the North Clyde Line.

Stadium
is a football in the area of , . It is the home ground Maryhill F.C. of the Scottish Junior Football Association West Region, who have played there since the late 19th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wyndford and Maryhill.

Quarter
Photo: Lairich Rig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of the city of , . Located two miles northwest of the city centre in , is bounded by Maryhill Road to the north and the River Kelvin to the south.

Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area in the north-west of in . A former independent burgh and the heart of an eponymous local authority ward, its territory is bisected by Road, part of the A81 road which runs for a distance of roughly three miles between Glasgow city centre and the suburban town of .

Suburb
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a district in the Scottish city of . It is situated north of the and is bounded by , and to the south with and the River Kelvin to the north.

River Kelvin

Latitude
55.88762° or 55° 53′ 15″ north
Longitude
-4.29551° or 4° 17′ 44″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C7QVPQ3+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138403218
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2645839
Wiki­data ID
Q183161
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Satellite Map

Discover River Kelvin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“River Kelvin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر كلفن”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Kelvin”
  • Catalan: “Kelvin”
  • Cebuano: “River Kelvin”
  • Chinese: “开尔文河”
  • Chinese: “開爾文河”
  • Czech: “Kelvin”
  • Dutch: “Kelvin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كلفن”
  • Finnish: “Kelvin”
  • French: “Kelvin”
  • German: “Kelvin”
  • German: “River Kelvin”
  • Hausa: “Rafin Kelvin”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Cheilbhinn”
  • Irish: “Ceilbhinn”
  • Italian: “Fiume Kelvin”
  • Japanese: “ケルヴィン川”
  • Japanese: “ケルビン川”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kelvin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kelvinelva”
  • Norwegian: “Kelvin”
  • Polish: “Kelvin”
  • Russian: “Келвин (река)”
  • Russian: “Келвин”
  • Scots: “Kelvin”
  • Scots: “River Kelvin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Cheilbhinn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ceilbhinn”
  • Slovenian: “Kelvin”
  • Slovenian: “reka Kelvin”
  • Slovenian: “River Kelvin”
  • Spanish: “Rio Kelvin”
  • Spanish: “Río Kelvin”
  • Swahili: “Mto Kelvin”
  • Swedish: “River Kelvin”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Kelvin”
  • “Ceilbhinn”
  • “Kelvin”
  • “River Kelvin”
  • “River Kelvin - Ceilbhinn”

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Highlights include Maryhill Hub and St. Gregory’s.

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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 “River Kelvin”. Photo: Tou-x, CC BY-SA 3.0.