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 .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Clyde
  • Also known as: “Kelvin Water”, “reka Kelvin”, “Rio Kelvin”, and “ケルヴィン川”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Glasgow Botanic Gardens and Jordanhill railway station.

Garden
Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a botanical garden located in the of , .

Railway station
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a side-platformed…

Stadium
is a football in the area of , .

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 , Scotland.

Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area in the north-west of in .

Quarter
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a district in the Scottish city of .

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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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”
  • Italian: “Fiume Kelvin”
  • 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”
  • Spanish: “Río Kelvin”
  • Swahili: “Mto Kelvin”
  • Swedish: “River Kelvin”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Kelvin”
  • “River Kelvin - Ceilbhinn”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gairbraid and The Valley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Maryhill Hub and St. Gregory’s.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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