NR4279 : Uamh nan Lasgairean
near to Rhuvaal [other features], Argyll and Bute, Great Britain
Uamh nan Lasgairean
Former sea cave now lifted well above sea level by isostatic uplift, the land rebounding after being depressed by the weight of an icecap. The cave is in the side of a deep cleft that would have been a sea filled zawn at one time. The rock is quartzite.
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- NR4279, 5 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Richard Webb (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Monday, 7 April, 2008
- Submitted
- Sunday, 13 April, 2008
- Category
- Caves (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NR 421 792 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.2006N 6:7.7942W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: NR 422 792
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- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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