Great Glen

noun

1. the Great Glen
   a fault valley across the whole of Scotland, extending southwest from the Moray Firth in the east to Loch Linnhe and containing Loch Ness and Loch Lochy Also known asGlen MoreGlen Albyn

Example Sentences

Parts of Argyll, Lochaber and Wester Ross are expected to be the worst affected areas, while river levels around Speyside and Great Glen are most at risk of reaching high levels.

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It involves two reservoirs at different heights in the Great Glen, the geological fault which slices through Scotland between Inverness and Fort William.

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It was designed by German bridge engineer Hellmut Homberg to withstand extreme weather and potential earthquakes caused by geological movement in the Great Glen geological fault.

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In the Highlands, one of the most active areas, seismic activity is related to what are known as the Highland Boundary Fault Zone, Great Glen Fault Zone, Strathconon Fault, Kinlochhourn Fault and the Loch Maree Fault.

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The Great Glen Fault is probably the best known of the fault zones.

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