Loch Frisa Explained

Loch Frisa
Location:	Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Coordinates:	56.5624°N -6.0971°W
Type:	lake
Pushpin Map:	Scotland Argyll_and_Bute
Reference:	^[1]

Loch Frisa (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Loch Friosa) is a loch on the Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.^{[2] [3]} It falls within the Argyll and Bute unitary authority area.^[4] The loch runs largely northwest to southeast. Its northwestern end is about halfway between Tobermory and Dervaig. It is the largest loch on the Isle of Mull ^[5] and lies in the civil parish of Kilninian and Kilmore.

Loch Frisa is considered to be low-altitude, medium-alkalinity and generally deep. It is known for eagle watching.^{[6] [7]}

The ship was for some time named after Loch Frisa,^{[8] [9]} and Caledonian Maritime Assets purchased a ferry in 2021 that they named .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Details about a UK lake. eip.ceh.ac.uk.
2. Web site: Loch Frisa (Vol. 5, Plate 67) - Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909. maps.nls.uk.
3. Web site: Loch Frisa. Loch Frisa.
4. Web site:
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5. Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of Mull" Page 174, Volume II, Part II. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
6. Web site: Loch Frisa - Forestry and Land Scotland. forestryandland.gov.scot.
7. Web site: Loch Frisa (Mull). www.knowledge.me.uk.
8. Web site: HMS Widemouth Bay, frigate . Mason . Geoffrey B. . Smith . Gordon . 1998 . naval-history.net . 7 October 2010.
9. Book: Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present. J. J.. Colledge. Ben. Warlow. February 28, 2010. Casemate / Greenhill. 9781612000275. Google Books.