Talk:Loch Ness

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[edit] Naming conventions

Should this page be called 'Loch_ness' to conform to wikipedia's way of only capitalising the first letter of a page? Alternatively Loch_ness could redirect to this. 80.229.14.246 5 July 2005 21:43 (UTC)

The convention doesn't apply to proper nouns. I've put up the re-direct from Loch_ness just for you though. Grinner July 6, 2005 09:53 (UTC)

[edit] Depth

Is it 228 or 248 m deep? Ufwuct 21:22, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

There are many conflicting accounts on the Internet, mostly from touristy rather than technical-looking sites. The most august publication I could find is the Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, which quotes a maximum depth of 754 ft. Other reports mention underwater caves reaching deeper, and it may be that the Victorian survey overlooked the deepest part, but until a better reference is provided, I think 754 ft (230 m) is the best we can do. --Stemonitis 09:57, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Volume

I always thought the Loch Ness was the largest body of water by volume in Great Britain, but Loch Lomond is the largest by surface area. Is this correct? If so, should we clarify for quiz teams? Dbfirs 22:20, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
Just to further clarify (and I also believe Loch Ness to be larger in this respect) that it is the largest by volume of fresh water lochs/lakes, ie those inland - not sea lochs. Hope that's not too pedantic.Greynolds999 16:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)