Loch Carron area

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The Loch Carron area is a geologically significant region in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, noted for its classic exposures of thrust faulting and ancient rock formations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Loch Carron and Skye area 1
Loch Carron area canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
geological area
country Scotland
hasAccessibility A890 road corridor
hasEconomicActivity crofting
fishing
tourism
hasEnvironment coastal fjord-like loch
hasFeature Loch Carron
hasGeologicalSignificance ancient rock formations
classic exposures of thrust faulting
hasGeologicalStructure folds
thrust faults
hasLandscape mountainous terrain
hasRockAge Paleozoic
Precambrian
hasRockType metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
hasSettlement Lochcarron
linked to: Loch Carron
knownFor geological excursions
structural geology field studies
teaching of thrust tectonics
locatedIn Highland council area
Northwest Highlands
near Applecross peninsula
Skye
Torridon
linked to: Torridon Hills
partOf Caledonian orogeny belt
linked to: Caledonian orogeny
usedFor professional geological mapping
university geology field courses

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moine Thrust Belt extendsTo Loch Carron area
Broadford locatedIn Loch Carron and Skye area
linked to: Loch Carron area