P number: | P000592 |
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Old photograph number: | D01488 |
Caption: | The Five Sisters of Kintail. Skye & Lochalsh district. Lying within the Caledonian orogenic belt, the mountains are composed of Moine psammites and pelites, metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. Looking towards Invershiel from Ratagan Village. |
Description: | The Five Sisters of Kintail. Skye & Lochalsh district. Lying within the Caledonian orogenic belt, the mountains are composed of Moine psammites and pelites, metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. Looking towards Invershiel from Ratagan Village. Loch Duich in the foreground. Sgurr an t-Searraich on the opposite shore and the main ridge from left to right Sgurr na Moraich, Sgurr nan Saighead, Sgurr Fhuaran and Sgurr na Carnach. |
Date taken: | 01/01/1970 |
Photographer: | Christie, A. |
Copyright statement: | NERC |
Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
X longitude/easting: | 192000 |
Y latitude/northing: | 819800 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 199.50 KB; 1000 x 779 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 206 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Landscapes, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, mountains and hills |
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