Tanera Beag

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Tanera Beag
Scottish Gaelic nameTanera Beag
Old Norse namehawnar-øy
Meaning of name"Harbour island", from Norse
Location
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Tanera Beag
Tanera Beag shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid reference NB965074
Coordinates 58°01′N5°26′W / 58.01°N 5.44°W / 58.01; -5.44
Physical geography
Island group Summer Isles
Area66 ha (14 sq mi)
Area rank178= [1]
Highest elevation83 m (272 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Highland
Demographics
Population0
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References [2] [3] [4] [5]
Eastern anchorage, Tanera Beag; Suilven and Cul Mor are in the background Tanarabeag.jpg
Eastern anchorage, Tanera Beag; Suilven and Cul Mòr are in the background

Tanera Beag or Tanera Beg is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles off north west Scotland.

It is called "Tanera Beag" ("Little Tanera") to distinguish it from Tanera Mòr, "Big Tanera".

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References

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
  5. Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2007.

Coordinates: 58°0′36″N5°26′39″W / 58.01000°N 5.44417°W / 58.01000; -5.44417