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 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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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, hebrides, isle, lenticular, lenticularis, mull, rare, scotland, uk, unusual, village