Loch Ness - Loch Ness

Japanese: ネス[湖] - ネス

A glacial lake in a tectonic valley that crosses northern Scotland from northeast to southwest. It is about 36 km long and 2 km wide. Its maximum depth is about 230 m. It connects the River Ness, the Caledonian Canal and other rivers, lakes and canals in the tectonic valley, leading to Inverness on the north coast and Loch Linnhe on the Atlantic coast. It is the largest lake in the UK in terms of water volume. It has been famous since 1933 for the monster (Nessie) that is said to live in the lake.
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Japanese:

英国，スコットランド北部を北東〜南西に横切る構造谷中にある氷食湖。長さ約36km，幅２km。最大水深約230m。ネス川，カレドニア運河をはじめ構造谷中の川，湖，運河を結び，北海岸のインバネス，大西洋側のリニ湾に通ずる。貯水量では英国最大。湖中にすむといわれる怪物（ネッシー）で1933年以来有名。
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