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Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area after Loch Lomond at 56.4 kmē (21.8 sq mi), but due to its great depth is the largest by volume. Its deepest point is 230 m (754 feet) , deeper than the height of London's BT Tower at 189 m (620 feet) and deeper than any other loch besides Loch Morar. It contains more fresh water than all lakes in England and Wales combined, and is the largest body of water on the Great Glen geologic fault,