Grampian Mountains
| Grampian Mountains | ||
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 Grampian Mountains near Ben Nevis |
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| Highest peak | Ben Nevis ( 1345 m ASL ) | |
| location | Scotland | |
| Southern part of the | Scottish Highlands | |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 48 ′ N , 5 ° 0 ′ W | |
The Grampian Mountains (also Grampians ) are one of the main mountain ranges of Scotland in the north of the country. They extend from southwest to northeast between the so-called Highland Boundary Fault and Glen More . They take up almost half of Scotland's land area. The highest mountain in the British Isles , Ben Nevis (1345 m) in the Lochaber region , and the second highest mountain, Ben Macdhui, at 1309 m in the Cairngorms region , are located in the Grampians. Apart from a few regions such as Aviemore , a winter and snow sports center, the area is very sparsely populated.
The mountains consist of granite , gneiss , marble , slate and quartz rock . Numerous rivers such as the Spey , Don , Dee or Tay have their source in the mountains. The mountains are geologically older than the Atlantic and are geologically continued in the Appalachian Mountains of North America.
Naming
A spelling mistake in an early modern edition of Tacitus' book about Gnaeus Iulius Agricola for Mons Graupius ( Latin for 'Berg Graupius') led to the name Grampian Mountains instead of Graupian mountains . Despite this etymology, the exact location of the original Mons Graupius and thus also that of the battle named after him is still unknown today.
The Scottish Grampians are the namesake for the Grampians in the southeast Australian state of Victoria .
