Tanera Beag or Tanera Beg is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles off north west Scotland.
Scottish Gaelic name | Tanera Beag |
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Old Norse name | hawnar-øy |
Meaning of name | "Harbour island", from Norse |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NB965074 |
Coordinates | 58°01′N 5°26′W / 58.01°N 5.44°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Summer Isles |
Area | 66 ha (1⁄4 sq mi) |
Area rank | 178= [1] |
Highest elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Highland |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
References | [2][3][4][5] |
It is called "Tanera Beag" ("Little Tanera") to distinguish it from Tanera Mòr, "Big Tanera".
References
edit- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2007.
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