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Loch Ness

American  
[lok nes, lokh] / ˌlɒk ˈnɛs, ˌlɒx /

noun

  1. a lake in NW Scotland, near Inverness. 23 miles (37 km) long.


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As an X-file from an earlier era, when fringe theories about UFOs, crop circles or the Loch Ness monster were quarantined as tabloid fodder, the lore around the wilderness footage seems quaint by today’s standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The Met Office said the mercury dropped as low as -5.7C at Drumnadrochit on the shore of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands on Friday.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Growing up just outside Melbourne, Australia, Scotty James was more likely to spot the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot as he was to spot snow.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

John Bell, 44, was charged over the incident at the Loch Ness Bay campsite in Drumnadrochit.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

He felt silly asking, because the only loch he’d ever heard of was Loch Ness, where Nessie the Loch Ness Monster was said to live.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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