Lochan Buidhe
Lochan Buidhe is a small freshwater loch located on the Cairngorm Plateau in the eastern Highlands of Scotland. At over 1,120 m (3,670 ft) above sea level, it is among the highest named bodies of water in the British Isles.
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Location | Cairngorms, Grampian Mountains, Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°5′21.2″N 3°40′44.9″W |
Primary outflows | Feith Buidhe |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 100 m (330 ft) |
Max. width | 50 m (160 ft) |
Surface area | 4,451 m2 (47,910 sq ft) |
Surface elevation | 1,120 m (3,670 ft) |
The loch and its primary outflow, Feith Buidhe were the site of the 1971 Cairngorm Plateau disaster, in which a group of five school students and their leader died of exposure after being stranded in the open for two nights in a blizzard.
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