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Loch Ness

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Loch Ness , lake, 22 mi (35 km) long, Highland, N central Scotland, in the Great Glen . More than 700 ft (213 m) deep and ice free, it is fed by the Oich and other streams and drained by the Ness to the Moray Firth. It forms part of the Caledonian Canal . By volume, Loch Ness is the largest freshwater lake in Great Britain.

Since Dec., 1933, when newspapers published accounts of a "monster," 40 to 50 ft (12–15 m) long, said to have been seen in the loch, there have been several alleged sightings; the legend dates back to AD 565. As a result of the publicity, Loch Ness has become a major tourist attraction. In 1994 a famous 1934 photograph was revealed to be a hoax.

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Ness, Loch

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Ness, Loch Freshwater lake in n Scotland, running sw to ne along the geological fault of Glen More. It is 38km (24mi) long and 230m (754ft) deep and forms part of the Caledonian Canal. Accounts of a Loch Ness monster date back to the 15th century, but the veracity of the legend has never been established.

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Ness, Loch

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Ness, Loch Highland. ‘Loch of the River Ness’. See Inverness.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	WIN monster fun on banks of Loch Ness; TWO NIGHT HOTEL BREAK FOR FAMILY OF... Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 12/30/2007
	WIN A 5-STAR WINTER BREAK AT LOCH NESS WORTH [pounds sterling]1,000. Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 12/18/2008
	It was definitely a crocodile... it was a metre long and had a long tail. I... Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/30/2008