| Longa Island | |
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| Location | |
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Longa Island
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| Longa Island shown within Highland Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NG736776 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Longa |
| Norse name | Possibly Long-øy |
| Meaning of name | Old Norse 'ship Island' |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 126 hectares (0.49 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 132 |
| Highest elevation | Druim am Eilean 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Highland |
| Local Authority | Highland Council |
| References | [1][2][3][4] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Longa Island (Gaelic: Longa) is an uninhabited island at the mouth of Gair Loch on the west coast of Scotland.
The island is mainly sandstone covered with grass and heather.[3]
There was a small fishing community in early in the 19th Century; the island had become deserted by the latter part.