The Northwest Highlands are the northern third of Scotland that is separated from the Grampian Mountains by the Great Glen (Glen More). The Caledonian Canal runs in this boundary with the rest of the country which extends from Loch Linnhe in the west, to the Moray Firth. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... The Grampian Mountains or Grampians are one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland. ... The Great Glen, also known as Glen Albyn or Glen Mor is a series of valleys in Scotland running 100 kilometers from Inverness on the Moray Firth to Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe. ... The Caledonian Canal in Scotland connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast near Fort William. ... Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. ... The Moray Firth is a roughly triangular area of the North Sea, north and east of Inverness. ...

The Highlands are formed on Lewisian gneiss, the oldest layers of rock in Scotland. Suilven, Cul Mor, Cul Beag and Quinag are just some of the impressive rock islands of dark red or gray Torridonian sandstone which project out of the gneiss. Some of the peaks such as Beinn Eighe and Canisp are topped with light gray or white Cambrian quartzite. Gneiss Gneiss is a common and widely distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from preexisting formations that were originally either igneous or sedimentary rocks. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... Suilven is one of most distinctive peaks in Scotland. ... The mountain Quinag (808m) in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands is in fact a mountain range with an undulating series of peaks along its Y-shaped crest. ... In geology, Torridonian describes a series of proterozoic arenaceous sedimentary rocks, extensively developed in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, and particularly in the district of upper Loch Torridon, a circumstance which suggested the name Torridon Sandstone, first applied to these rocks by James Nicol. ... Beinn Eighe (from the Scottish Gaelic, File Mountain) is one of the mountains of the Torridon area of the Highlands of Scotland. ... Quartzite Quartzite is a hard, metamorphic rock which was originally sandstone. ...

Inverness in the "Capital of the Highlands" and the administrative centre for the Highland council area. Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Scottish Highlands. ... The Highland Council area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is the largest administrative region in Scotland. ...

See also

• Scottish Highlands
• Achnashellach Forest
• Applecross
• Assynt
• Coigach
• Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest
• Fort William
• Glen Affric
• Inchnadamph
• Inverpolly
• Kintail
• Knoydart
• Loch Cluanie
• Loch Maree
• Shieldaig
• Torridon Hills
• Ullapool

The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... Achnashellach Forest is a large area of the Scottish Highlands lying between Glen Carron and Loch Monar. ... The Pass of the Cattle was until the late 20th century the only road linking Applecross with the rest of the country Applecross is a small settlement at the edge of the Applecross Peninsula in Wester Ross, on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands. ... Parish in West Sutherland, North West Highlands, Scotland, north of Ullapool. ... Coigach is the peninsula north of Ullapool, in Wester Ross in northwest Highland, Scotland. ... Fort William may refer to Fort William, Scotland, a town in the Scottish Highlands. ... Glen Affric Glen Affric is a valley south-west of Cannich, Scotland, some 15 miles to the west of Loch Ness. ... View over Inverpolly from Stac Pollaidh Inverpolly is the name given to a large area of western Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands north of Ullapool. ... Knoydart is a peninsula on the west coast of Scotland, in the UK, sandwiched between Loch Nevis and Loch Hourn—often translated as Heaven and Hell respectively. ... Loch Cluanie is a loch in the Scottish Highlands. ... Loch Maree is a body of water in the Ross and Cromarty region of the Scottish Highlands. ... Shieldaig is a village in the North-West Highlands of Scotland, in Wester-Ross. ... Ullapool (Ullapul or Ulapul in Gaelic) is a small town in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. ...

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