VisitScotland has released images ahead of Water Safety Week (18-25 June) in a bid to educate swimmers and all those participating in watersports over the summer.
It is about the same depth as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the towers of which sit at a height of 746ft above water, or 65 adult African elephants stacked one on top of each other.Loch Lomond is about the same depth as two Statue of Liberty monuments stacked on top of each other. Pic: VisitScotlandIt is the biggest loch in the UK by surface area, spanning a whopping 71 sq km and 24 miles long.
Loch Lochy is as deep as around four Boeing 737-800 planes stacked from tail to nose. Pic: VisitScotland, the fourth deepest, reaches depths of around 531ft, which is around four Boeing 737-800 planes stacked from tail to nose.Loch Ericht is around the same depth as the height of Blackpool Tower. Pic: VisitScotlandis the fifth deepest loch in Scotland and sits on the border between Perth and Kinross and the Highlands.
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