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Loch Lomond, Scotland, UK

• Loch Lomond  is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault, the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands.

• It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area.

• The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish loughs.

• Loch Lomond is a popular leisure destination and is featured in song.

• It is 39 kilometres (24 mi) long and between 1.21 kilometres (0.75 mi) and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide. It has an average depth of about 37 metres (121 ft), and a maximum depth of about 190 metres (620 ft). Its surface area measures 71 km² (27 sq mi), and it has a volume of 2.6 km³ (0.62 cu mi).

• Traditionally a boundary of Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire, Loch Lomond is located in the current council areas of Stirling, Argyll and Bute, and West Dunbartonshire, and its southern shores lie approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city.

• Loch Lomond is now part of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Ben Lomond is on the eastern shore: 974 m (3,195 ft) in height and the most southerly of the Scottish Munro peaks. A 2005 poll of Radio Times readers named Loch Lomond as the 6th greatest natural wonder in Britain.

• The loch contains thirty or more other islands depending on the water level.

• The Loch Lomond Golf Club is situated on the south western shore. It has hosted many international events including the Scottish Open.

• Loch Lomond is one of Scotland's premier boating and watersports venues and the scenery draws people from all over Scotland and beyond. The loch is open to every kind of watercraft including kayaks, canoes, wind-surfers, jetskis, speedboats and cruisers and they are all very well represented.

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