Loch Snizort

Loch Snizort (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Snìosort) is a sea loch in the northwest of the Isle of Skye between the Waternish and Trotternish peninsulas. It is fed by the River Snizort, originating in the hills east of Bracadale.^[1] The mouth of Loch Snizort gives access to the lower Minch and contains the Ascrib Islands.

LocationIsle of Skye, Hebrides, Scotland

Coordinates57°34′N 6°28′W

TypeSea Loch

Primary inflows

River Snizort

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Loch Snizort
Loch Snizort
Location	Isle of Skye, Hebrides, Scotland
Coordinates	57°34′N 6°28′W
Type	Sea Loch
Primary inflows	River Snizort
Primary outflows	The Lower Minch
Max. width	8 miles (13 km)
Islands	Ascrib Islands
Settlements	Bernisdale
References	Groome, Francis H (1885). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography. Vol. 6. Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

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Sea fishing in Loch Snizort yields mackerel, pollock, and ling.^[2]