Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart

For other places with the same name, see Eilean Mòr.
Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart
Meaning of name large island
Location
Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart
Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NM587612
Physical geography
Island group Inner Hebrides
Area 28 hectares (0.11 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 37 metres (121 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland
Demographics
Population 0

Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart is an uninhabited, tidal island opposite Oronsay at the entrance to Loch Sunart, an arm of the sea on the west coast of Scotland.[2] At low tide it is attached to Glenmore on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The highest elevation is 123 feet (37 m). At low tide it is attached to Glenmore on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The water around Eilean Mòr contains flame shells.[3]

References

  1. "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. "View: Sheet 24, North Skye - Ordnance Survey One-inch to the mile maps of Great Britain, Seventh Series, 1952-1961". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  3. "Scotland kayak dive Loch Sunart and Loch Ailort". Freesteel. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

Coordinates: 56°40′50″N 5°56′25″W / 56.68056°N 5.94028°W / 56.68056; -5.94028

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