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    Firth of LornUnited Kingdom

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    Garvellachs

    Part of Inner Hebrides

    The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Na Garbh Eileacha) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The islands include Garbh Eileach, Dùn Chonnuill and Eileach an Naoimh.

    Dùn Chonnuill
    Dùn Chonnuill

    Rob Farrow / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    25 landforms

    Overview

    The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Na Garbh Eileacha) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The islands include Garbh Eileach, Dùn Chonnuill and Eileach an Naoimh. Part of the Argyll and Bute council area, they lie in Firth of Lorne west of Lunga and northwest of Scarba and have been uninhabited since the 19th century. The islands are known for their early Christian connections to Brendan the Navigator and Columba and for their bedrock containing rare formations in relation to the global Sturtian glaciation.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets13
    • Rocks & skerries9

    Major islands

    3
    • Garbh Eileach

      Garbh Eileach

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      107 m

      Garbh Eileach is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland that lies in the Firth of Lorn between Mull and Argyll. With an area of 142 ha (351 acres) it is the largest of the Garvellachs and reaches a maximum elevation of 110 m (361 ft) above sea level.

    • Eileach an Naoimh

      Eileach an Naoimh

      Area
      0.59 km²
      High point
      70 m

      Eileach an Naoimh is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It is the second largest and southernmost of the Garvellachs archipelago and lies in the Firth of Lorn between Mull and Argyll.

    • A' Chùli

      A' Chùli

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      37 m

      A' Chùli is an uninhabited island in the Garvellachs in the Firth of Lorn, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is 20 ha (49 acres) in extent and lies between Garbh Eileach and Eileach an Naoimh, the two largest islands of the archipelago.

    Islets

    13
    • Dùn Chonnuill57 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.3 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.1 ha
    • An Clàrsach2 m · 0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    9
    • Sgeir Leth a' Chuain7 m · 0.02 km²
    • Sgeirean Dubha9 m · 0.02 km²
    • Sgeir nam Marag4 m · 0.4 ha
    • Grob nan Sgarbh<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

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m107 mGarbh Eileach70 mEileach an Naoimh57 mDùn Chonnuill37 mA' Chùli9 mSgeirean Dubha7 mSgeir Leth a' Chuain4 mSgeir nam Marag2 mAn Clàrsach
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Garbh Eileach: 1.3 km²Garbh EileachEileach an Naoimh: 0.59 km²Eileach an NaoimhA' Chùli: 0.22 km²A' ChùliDùn Chonnuill: 0.09 km²Dùn ChonnuillSgeir Leth a' Chuain: 0.02 km²Sgeir Leth a' Chu…Sgeirean Dubha: 0.02 km²Sgeirean DubhaUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandSgeir nam Marag: 0.4 haSgeir nam MaragUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandAn Clàrsach: 0.1 haAn ClàrsachUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandGrob nan Sgarbh: <0.1 haGrob nan SgarbhUnnamed 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
    Garbh Eileach1.3 km²
    Eileach an Naoimh0.59 km²
    A' Chùli0.22 km²
    Dùn Chonnuill0.09 km²
    Sgeir Leth a' Chuain0.02 km²
    Sgeirean Dubha0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Sgeir nam Marag0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    An Clàrsach0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Grob nan Sgarbh<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

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