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'''Loch Linnhe''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ɒ|x|_|ˈ|l|ɪ|n|i}}) is a [[sea loch]] on the west coast of Scotland. The part upstream of [[Corran, Lochaber|Corran]] is known in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] as ''An Linne Dhubh'' (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as ''An Linne Sheileach'' (the salty pool). The name ''Linnhe'' is derived from the Gaelic word ''linne'', meaning "pool".{{sfnp|Omand|2004|p=246|ps=}}
Loch Linnhe follows the line of the [[Great Glen Fault]], and is the only sea loch along the fault.{{sfnp|Omand|2004|p=11|ps=}} About {{convert|50|km|mi}} long, it opens onto the [[Firth of Lorne]] at its southwestern end. The part of the loch upstream of Corran is {{convert|15|km|mi}} long and an average of about {{convert|2|km|mi}} wide. The southern part of the loch is wider, and its branch southeast of the island of [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]] is known as the Lynn of Lorne. [[Loch Eil]] feeds into Loch Linnhe at the latter's northernmost point, while from the east [[Loch Leven (Highlands)|Loch Leven]] feeds in the loch just downstream of Corran and [[Loch Creran]] feeds into the Lynn of Lorne. The town of [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]] lies at the northeast end of the loch, at the mouth of the [[River Lochy]].
This region is known as the Outdoor Capital of the UK, Lochaber
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