Loch Inver

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Loch Inver is a {{convert|3.62|km|nmi|frac=64|abbr=off|adj=mid|-long}} sea loch in Assynt, Sutherland and is on the northwest coast of Scotland.{{cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Loch Inver, Highland |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst4263.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=19 October 2020}} The loch meets the coastal embayment of Enard Bay at the north end and The Minch, where it meets Soyea Island at its mouth. The village of Lochinver is at the head of the loch.

Geography

At the head of the bay is Soyea Island.{{cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Soyea Island |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1675.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=29 April 2021}} It is small rocky uninhabited island whose radial axis lies on a horizontal line, the same as the bay, and is located {{convert|1+3/4|nmi|km|round=0.5|abbr=on}} from Badnaban on a bearing of broadly east if slightly north and {{convert|2|nmi|km|0|abbr=on}} south-southwest of Achmelvich.{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept|title=West Coast of Scotland Pilot|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMlBAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 April 2021|year=1911|page=69}}

Gallery

File:Navigation beacon, Loch Inver - geograph.org.uk - 2366870.jpg|Navigation beacon far out on Loch Inver

File:River Inver enters Loch Inver - geograph.org.uk - 3796538.jpg|River Inver entering Loch Inver at dusk

File:Loch_Inver_Alan_Reid.jpg|Loch Inver from the west, the inner sea loch

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