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    Am Plastair

    57°50′N 8°39′W

    Am Plastair is a sea stack in the St Kilda archipelago, in the council area of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is 42 metres (138 ft) tall and is situated to the north of the island of Soay.

    Am Plastair
    Am Plastair

    Anne Burgess / CC BY-SA 2.0

    Terrain

    57°50′N 8°39′W

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    Overview

    Am Plastair is a sea stack in the St Kilda archipelago, in the council area of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is 42 metres (138 ft) tall and is situated to the north of the island of Soay. The stack has a 40-metre (131-foot) underwater tunnel that runs directly through the rock, starting at 24 metres deep on the north side and rising to just 4 metres deep on the south. The stack is 42 meters (136ft) tall with an area of 0.58 ha (1.4 acres).

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    Nearest islands

    Also in St Kilda

    • Hirta

      6.3 km²▲ 430 m

      Major islands

    • Soay

      0.97 km²▲ 376 m

      Major islands

    • Boreray

      0.86 km²▲ 384 m

      Minor islands

    • Dùn

      0.31 km²▲ 178 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Outer Hebrides

    Also in Hebrides

    Also in British Isles

    Sources

    Facts

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

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