Aros Bay

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Hills above Aros Bay. Image author: C. Michael Hogan Arosbaygeograph.jpg
Hills above Aros Bay. Image author: C. Michael Hogan

Aros Bay is an embayment of ocean waters near the southeast of Islay, Scotland. [1]

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  1. Alexander Murray. 1866

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Coordinates: 55°41′47″N6°01′53″W / 55.6963°N 6.0315°W / 55.6963; -6.0315