World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Isle of Lewis
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Islay
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Aberdeen

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Glasgow

Newcastle upon Tyne

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Kirkwall

Ullapool

Lerwick

Thurso

Stornoway

Perth

Stirling

Oban

Fort William

Greenock

Dumfries

Ayr

Stranraer

Londonderry

Elgin

Inverness

With a depth of 788 ft (240 m)and a length of about 23 miles(36 km), Loch Ness containsthe largest volume of freshwater in Great Britain.

After the surrender of the Germanfleet in 1918 and its internment inScapa Flow, over 50 ships werescuttled by the German crews onJune 21, 1919, to prevent themfalling into British hands.

Midges have the fastest wing-beatof any insect, and are able to flaptheir wings at around 20,000 beatsper minute.

The Giant’s Causeway comprisesapproximately 37,000 interlockingdark basalt polygonal columns;they were formed by volcanicactivity some 55 millionyears ago.

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