Great Glen Fault

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Glen_Fault
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:geographical_region
gptkbp:directionA southwest-northeast
gptkbp:displacement about 64 km
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:formed gptkb:Caledonian_Orogeny
gptkbp:length about 100 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:movement strike-slip
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Fort_William
gptkb:Loch_Ness
gptkb:Inverness
gptkb:Loch_Linnhe
gptkb:Loch_Lochy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Caledonian_Fault_System
gptkbp:runsThrough gptkb:Great_Glen
gptkbp:separates gptkb:Grampian_Mountains
gptkb:Northwest_Highlands
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
gptkbp:tectonicSetting gptkb:British_Isles
gptkbp:visibleAtSurface yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Glen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Glen Fault