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Where is Coire na Caime?
Coire na Caime is a corrie on the northern side of Liathach in Torridon, Scotland. It is one of the high-level corries cut into the dramatic Torridonian sandstone ridge.
How was Coire na Caime formed?
It is a glacial corrie, a bowl-shaped hollow carved by ice during past glaciations. Its steep setting on Liathach shows how moving ice shaped the Torridonian sandstone landscape.
What is Liathach?
Liathach is a rugged Torridon mountain ridge in northwest Scotland, known for steep sandstone terrain. Coire na Caime occupies its northern side, so it is part of the ridge's high mountain landscape.
Is Coire na Caime a lake?
No. The name describes a corrie, or glacial basin, on Liathach, although some corries elsewhere contain small tarns.
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