[2][3] It falls within the Argyll and Bute unitary authority area.

[4] The loch runs largely northwest to southeast.

It is the largest loch on the Isle of Mull [5] and lies in the civil parish of Kilninian and Kilmore.

Loch Frisa is considered to be low-altitude, medium-alkalinity and generally deep.

[6][7] The ship HMS Widemouth Bay was for some time named after Loch Frisa,[8][9] and Caledonian Maritime Assets purchased a ferry in 2021 that they named MV Loch Frisa.