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    Loch SnizortUnited Kingdom

    57°35′N 6°31′W

    Ascrib Islands

    Part of Inner Hebrides

    The Ascrib Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland. They are in Loch Snizort, between the Trotternish and Waternish peninsulas.

    Eilean Garave, Ascrib Islands
    Eilean Garave, Ascrib Islands

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    Overview

    The Ascrib Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye, in the Highland council area of Scotland. They are in Loch Snizort, between the Trotternish and Waternish peninsulas. The islands include:

    South Ascrib Eilean Garave Eilean Creagach Eilean Iosal Sgeir a' Chapuill Sgeir a' Chuain Scalp Rock There are also a number of smaller skerries. There is a house on South Ascrib, the largest of the islands. Together with Isay and Loch Dunvegan, they are designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands1
    • Islets7
    • Rocks & skerries20

    Major islands

    2
    • South Ascrib

      South Ascrib

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      38 m

      South Ascrib is an island in Loch Snizort between the Waternish and Trotternish peninsulas on the northern coasts of the island of Skye in Scotland.

    • Eilean Garave

      Eilean Garave

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      18 m

    Minor islands

    1

    • Eilean Geary

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    7
    • Eilean Creagach31 m · 0.1 km²
    • Eilean Iosal9 m · 0.08 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    20
    • Sgeir a' Chapuill6 m · 0.02 km²
    • Sgeir a' Chuain2 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m40 m38 mSouth Ascrib31 mEilean Creagach18 mEilean Garave9 mEilean Iosal6 mSgeir a' Chapuill2 mSgeir a' Chuain
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11South Ascrib: 0.27 km²South AscribEilean Garave: 0.16 km²Eilean GaraveEilean Creagach: 0.1 km²Eilean CreagachEilean Iosal: 0.08 km²Eilean IosalSgeir a' Chapuill: 0.02 km²Sgeir a' ChapuillSgeir a' Chuain: 0.7 haSgeir a' ChuainUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    South Ascrib0.27 km²
    Eilean Garave0.16 km²
    Eilean Creagach0.1 km²
    Eilean Iosal0.08 km²
    Sgeir a' Chapuill0.02 km²
    Sgeir a' Chuain0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs