Geography
Trivia: Scotland's largest county, Inverness-shire, contains the highest peak in Great Britain (Ben Nevis @ 4,406 feet tall) and the deepest lake in Great Britain (Loch Morar @ 1,017 feet deep).
Situated in northwestern Europe, due north of England and south of the Norwegian Sea, this rugged country yields a diversity of landscapes. No word other than beautiful can frame the extremes of Scotland’s geography. From the wind swept and austere north to the majestic and rugged mountain that creep from west to east to the verdant River Spey basin, Scotland offers a variety of environs that can please even the most discriminating eye. A result of the last ice age that carved its deep lochs and craggy mountains, where the weather can change on a moments notice while seeming to be perpetually damp, Scotland occupies almost a third of the land mass of the United Kingdom.