Eilean Dubh Mòr

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Eilean Dubh Mòr
Location
Eilean Dubh Mòr (Scotland)
Eilean Dubh Mòr
Eilean Dubh Mòr
Eilean Dubh Mòr shown within Scotland.
OS grid reference: NM695105
Names
Gaelic name: Eilean Dubh Mòr
Meaning of name: big black island
Area and Summit
Area: 65 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands): 177=
Highest elevation: 53 m
Population
Population (2001): 0


Groupings
Island Group: Slate Islands
Local Authority: Argyll and Bute
Scotland
References: [1][2][3][4]

Eilean Dubh Mòr (Gaelic: for big black island), is an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies at the mouth of the Firth of Lorn, between the islands of Lunga and Garbh Eileach.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3. 
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map [map].
  4. ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. Placenames. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.

Coordinates: 56°14′N 5°43′W / 56.233, -5.717

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