Loch Leven | |
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Coordinates: 48°10′06″N58°51′50″W / 48.16833°N 58.86389°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Population (1951) | |
• Total | 35 |
Loch Leven is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, near St. Fintans. In 1951, It had a population of 35.[ citation needed ]
In 2012, a project to clear 100 hectares of land for agriculture. The project was rejected. [1]
Loch is a word meaning "lake" or "sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is called a lochan.
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Loch Leven is a fresh water loch located immediately to the east of the burgh of Kinross in Perth and Kinross council area, central Scotland. Roughly triangular, the loch is about 6 km (3.7 mi) at its longest. Prior to the canalisation of the River Leven, and the partial draining of the loch in 1826–36, Loch Leven was considerably larger. The drop in water level by 1.4 m reduced the loch to 75% of its former size, and exposed several small islands, as well as greatly increasing the size of the existing ones.
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Lomond can refer to any of the following:
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Loch Leven may refer to:
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