Loch Snizort is a sea
loch
''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots language, Scots and Irish language, Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is Cognate, cognate with the Manx language, Manx lough, Cornish language, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh language, Welsh w ...
in the northwest of the
Isle of Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated ...
between the
Waternish and
Trotternish peninsulas. It is fed by the River Snizort, originating in the hills east of
Bracadale. The mouth of Loch Snizort gives access to
the lower Minch and contains the
Ascrib Islands
The Ascrib Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland. They are in Loch Snizort, between the Trotternish and Waternish peninsulas.
The islands include:
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.
Sea fishing in Loch Snizort yields
mackerel
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
...
,
pollock, and
ling.
See also
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List of lochs in Scotland
Footnotes
External links
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Sea lochs of Scotland
Lochs of the Isle of Skye
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