Stromay
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| Gaelic name | Sròmaigh |
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| Norse name | Straum-øy |
| Meaning of name | Old Norse for 'island in the tidal stream'. |
| Location | |
 Stromay
Stromay shown within the Outer Hebrides
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| OS grid reference | NF936746 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uists and Barra |
| Area | approx 66 ha (163 acres) |
| Area rank | 178= [1] |
| Highest elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0[2] |
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| References | [3] |
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Stromay (Scottish Gaelic: Sròmaigh) is a tidal island[4] off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland.
The low island of Stromay lies between two wide, shallow sea lochs, Loch Mhic Phàil and Loch Aulasary.[4] Stromay is joined to North Uist for most of the tidal cycle.
A smaller islet of the same name lies between Harris and Ensay,[5] and another (Stròmaigh) between North Uist and Kirkibost.[3]
There are extensive sands and rocks offshore that are exposed at low tide.[6]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
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- ↑ Rick Livingstone’s Tables provide an area of 100 ha, which may include the inter-tidal zone. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
File:Sromaigh.jpg
Stromay from the air, looking west. The narrow channel of Sruth Beag between Stromay and North Uist is at centre
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