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Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UKi
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Katya Ralph at Glen Etive

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Glen Etive

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Waterfall

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Granite

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Katya Ralph at Glen Etive

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Glen Etive

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Waterfall

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Granite

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Katya Ralph at Glen Etive

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Glen Etive

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 34' 0'' North , 5° 2' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
56.56667,-5.05000
GeoHash:
G#: gfh3v1dsw
GRN:
N38W03
Type:
River Valley
Köppen climate type:
Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
434644
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434644:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The valley of the Etive river, which flows into Loch Etive. The Etive granite complex intruded into Lower Old Red Sandstone age basalt lavas.

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Wikidata ID:Q528595

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