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Fun fact 3 about Ben Nevis

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The first recorded ascent of Ben Nevis was made on 17 August 1771 by James Robertson, an Edinburgh botanist.

Ben Nevis
United Kingdom
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Ben Nevis

United Kingdom

Elevation
1,345 m
Countries
United Kingdom
46th tallest mountain in the world

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles. Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the town of Fort William.

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