Leven,Loch

Leven,Loch
Le·ven (lēʹvən), Loch
A lake of eastern Scotland north-northwest of Edinburgh. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned on an island in the lake from 1567 to 1568.

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  • Leven, Loch — Lake, east central Scotland. Roughly 3 mi (5 km) in diameter, it is one of the shallowest of the Scottish lochs, having an average depth of 15 ft (4.5 m). It contains a subspecies of brown trout known as Loch Leven trout. Castle Island, one of… …   Universalium

  • Leven, Loch — geographical name 1. inlet of Loch Linnhe W Scotland 2. lake 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) long E Scotland SSE of Perth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Loch Leven — Loch Leven. Loch Leven es un lago de agua dulce en la región escocesa de Tayside (56°13′N …   Wikipedia Español

  • Leven [1] — Leven (Loch L., spr. loch liwen), See in der schott. Grafschaft Kinroß, 5,6 km lang und bis 3 km breit, mit dem Schloß auf einer Felseninsel, worin Maria Stuart 1567 gezwungen ward, dem Thron zu entsagen. Forellenfischerei. Den Abfluß bildet der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Leven — Leven, Loch L. (spr. lock lihwĕn oder lewwĕn), See in der schott. Grafsch. Kinroß, fließt durch den Fluß L. zum Firth of Forth ab, 14 qkm …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • loch — /lok, lokh/, n. Scot. 1. a lake. 2. a partially landlocked or protected bay; a narrow arm of the sea. [1350 1400; ME (Scots) louch, locht < ScotGael loch, OIr loch lake, c. L lacus, OE lagu; see LAKE1, LOUGH] * * * (as used in expressions) Leven… …   Universalium

  • Loch Leven (California) — Loch Leven is the name of several lakes in California, USA, in the Sierra Nevada.Inyo CountyInfobox lake lake name = Loch Leven image lake = caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Inyo County, California coords =… …   Wikipedia

  • Loch Leven — Administration Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Leven — can refer to:Peopleurname* Earl of Leven a title in the Peerage of Scotland * Jackie Leven, a Scottish singer / songwriter * Narcisse Leven, a lawyer. * Peter Leven, association football player for Milton Keynes DonsPlaces* Leven, Fife, a town in …   Wikipedia

  • Loch Leven (disambiguation) — Loch Leven is a freshwater loch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Loch Leven can also refer to: * Loch Leven (Highlands), a saltwater loch on the west coast of Scotland, south of Fort William * Loch Leven (California), a lake in California * Loch… …   Wikipedia

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