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Canisp

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Canisp
Canisp. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Canisp (Scottish Gaelic: Canasp) is a mountain in the far north west of Scotland. It is situated in the parish of Assynt, in the county of Sutherland, 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the town of Ullapool. Canisp reaches a height of 847 metres (2,779 ft) and qualifies as a Corbett and Marilyn hill. The mountain's name translates from the Old Norse kambsnípa or point of the comb/ridge.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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