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    Shiant Islands

    Na h-Eileanan Mòra

    The Shiant Islands (; Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Mòra [nə ˈhelanən ˈmoːɾə] or Na h-Eileanan Seunta [nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiant̪ə] ) or Shiant Isles are a privately owned island group in the Minch, east of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They are five miles (eight kilometres) southeast of the Isle of Lewis.

    Shiant Islands - Garbh Eilean from Eilean an Taighe
    Shiant Islands - Garbh Eilean from Eilean an Taighe

    Michael Earnshaw / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    11 landforms

    Overview

    The Shiant Islands (; Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Mòra [nə ˈhelanən ˈmoːɾə] or Na h-Eileanan Seunta [nə ˈhelanən ˈʃiant̪ə] ) or Shiant Isles are a privately owned island group in the Minch, east of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They are five miles (eight kilometres) southeast of the Isle of Lewis.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries7

    Major islands

    3
    • Garbh Eilean

      Garbh Eilean

      Area
      0.85 km²
      High point
      160 m

      Garbh Eilean (Scottish Gaelic Rough Isle) is one of the Shiant Islands at the south end of the Minch on the west coast of Scotland.

    • Eilean an Taighe

      Eilean an Taighe

      Area
      0.55 km²
      High point
      124 m

      "Eilean an Taighe", or "Eilean Taigh" is a fairly common island name

    • Eilean Mhuire

      Eilean Mhuire

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      89 m

      Eilean Mhuire (meaning "Virgin Mary's island") is the most easterly of the Shiant Islands in the Outer Hebrides.

    Islets

    1

    Rocks & skerries

    7
    • Sgeirean a' Bhaigh2 m · 0.2 ha
    • Bid na Faing<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 m200 m160 mGarbh Eilean124 mEilean an Taighe89 mEilean Mhuire5 mSeann Chaisteal2 mSgeirean a' Bhaigh
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11Garbh Eilean: 0.85 km²Garbh EileanEilean an Taighe: 0.55 km²Eilean an TaigheEilean Mhuire: 0.31 km²Eilean MhuireSeann Chaisteal: 0.4 haSeann ChaistealSgeirean a' Bhaigh: 0.2 haSgeirean a' BhaighBid na Faing: <0.1 haBid na FaingUnnamed 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 Eilean0.85 km²
    Eilean an Taighe0.55 km²
    Eilean Mhuire0.31 km²
    Seann Chaisteal0.4 ha
    Sgeirean a' Bhaigh0.2 ha
    Bid na Faing<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

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs