Isle of mull, Scotland, UK. 12th March 2013. Lenticular Clouds, Altocumulus lenticularis, over the village of Fionnphort on the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Please note this file has been digitally altered with the removal of an overhead cable. Credit: PictureScotland / Alamy Live News

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Unusual lenticular clouds over the village of Fionnphort on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. This rare type of cloud, in the UK, is lens-shaped and usually appears near a mountain or mountains and are formed at high altitude by moist air going over the mountain and then dropping and condensing in waves.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Fionnphort, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Photo credit: © PictureScotland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: altocumulus, cloud, clouds, fionnphort, formation, formations, hebridean, hebrides, isle, lenticular, lenticularis, mull, rare, scotland, uk, unusual, village