Ben Nevis
highest mountain of Great Britain
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Summary
Ben Nevis is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,521 views/month, #17 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Highland[3], Kilmonivaig[4]
- Country: United Kingdom[5]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[6]
- Made from material: igneous rock[7]
- Location: Scottish Highlands[8]
- Commons category: Ben Nevis[9]
- OS grid reference: NN1667071279[10]
- Official website: http://www.ben-nevis.com/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ben Nevis[12]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Native label: Ben Nevis[15], Beinn Nibheis[16]
- Elevation above sea level: 1344.527 m[17], 1344.53 m[18]
- Time period: Devonian[19]
- Topographic isolation: 738.62 km[20]
- Topographic prominence: 1344.527 m[21], 1344.5 m[22]
- Mountain range: Grampian Mountains[23]
- Key col: North Sea[24]
- Historic county: Inverness-shire[25]
- Peak bagging classification: Munro[26], Murdo[27], Simm[28], Marilyn[29], Tump[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ben Nevis include it[31], a mountain[32], in Norway[33] and Nevis Township[34], a township of Minnesota[35], in United States[36].
Why It Matters
Ben Nevis has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include it[31], a mountain[32], in Norway[33] and Nevis Township[34], a township of Minnesota[35], in United States[36].