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    Taransay

    Tarasaigh

    57°54′N 7°01′W

    Taransay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was the host of the British television series Castaway 2000. Uninhabited since 1974, except for holidaymakers, Taransay is the largest Scottish island without a permanent population. It is 1 hectare (2.5 acres) larger than Scarba, which is also uninhabited.

    En route London to Los Angeles on an Air NZ 777
    En route London to Los Angeles on an Air NZ 777

    Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand / CC BY 2.0

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    57°54′N 7°01′W

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    Taransay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was the host of the British television series Castaway 2000. Uninhabited since 1974, except for holidaymakers, Taransay is the largest Scottish island without a permanent population. It is 1 hectare (2.5 acres) larger than Scarba, which is also uninhabited.

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    Also in Outer Hebrides

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

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