Loch of Stenness
Brackish loch in Orkney, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Loch of Stenness is a large brackish loch on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland[2] and is named for the parish of Stenness. It is 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northeast of the town of Stromness, lies immediately to the south of the Loch of Harray and is close to the World Heritage neolithic sites of the Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar.[3] In Old Norse its name was Steinnesvatn.[4]
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Loch of Stenness | |
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Stenness loch | |
Location | Orkney, Scotland |
Coordinates | 59°00′N 3°15′W |
Type | brackish loch |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 4 mi (6.4 km)[1] |
Max. width | 1.5 mi (2.4 km)[1] |
Surface area | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)[1] |
Average depth | 10.5 ft (3.2 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 17 ft (5.2 m)[1] |
Water volume | 716,000,000 cu ft (0.0203 km3)[1] |
Surface elevation | 3.6 ft (1.1 m)[1] |
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