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{{short description|A tidal island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland}}
{{short description|Tidal island off North Uist in the Sound of Harris, Scotland}}
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|norse name= Straum-øy
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|meaning of name=[[Old Norse]] for 'island in the tidal stream'.
|meaning of name=[[Old Norse]] for 'island in the tidal stream'.
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'''Stromay''' ({{lang-gd|Sròmaigh}}) is a [[tidal island]]<ref name="JNCC"/> off [[North Uist]] in the [[Sound of Harris]], [[Scotland]].
'''Stromay''' ({{lang-gd|Sròmaigh}}) is a [[tidal island]]<ref name="JNCC"/> 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.<ref name="JNCC">{{cite web| url=http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/gcrdb/GCRsiteaccount2030.pdf| format=PDF| title=Loch Maddy - Sound Of Harris Coastline| author=J.D. Hansom| publisher=JNCC| accessdate=2009-08-12}}</ref> Stromay is joined to [[North Uist]] for most of the tidal cycle.
The low island of Stromay lies between two wide, shallow sea lochs, Loch Mhic Phàil and Loch Aulasary.<ref name="JNCC">{{cite web| url=http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/gcrdb/GCRsiteaccount2030.pdf| format=PDF| title=Loch Maddy - Sound Of Harris Coastline| author=J.D. Hansom| publisher=JNCC| accessdate=2009-08-12| archive-date=8 October 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008015509/http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/gcrdb/GCRsiteaccount2030.pdf| url-status=dead}}</ref> Stromay is joined to [[North Uist]] for most of the tidal cycle.


A smaller islet of the same name lies between [[Harris, Outer Hebrides|Harris]] and [[Ensay, Outer Hebrides|Ensay]],<ref>{{Haswell-Smith}}</ref> and another (Stròmaigh) between North Uist and [[Kirkibost]].<ref name="OS"/>
A smaller islet of the same name lies between [[Harris, Outer Hebrides|Harris]] and [[Ensay, Outer Hebrides|Ensay]],<ref>{{Haswell-Smith}}</ref> and another (Stròmaigh) between North Uist and [[Kirkibost]].<ref name="OS"/>


There are extensive sands and rocks offshore that are exposed at low tide.<ref name=Rick>Rick Livingstone’s Tables provide an area of 100 ha, which may include the inter-tidal zone. [http://www.argyll-yachtcharters.co.uk/Scottish%20Islands.pdf Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland] (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.</ref>
There are extensive sands and rocks offshore that are exposed at low tide.<ref name=Rick>Rick Livingstone’s Tables provide an area of {{convert|100|ha}}, which may include the inter-tidal zone. [http://www.argyll-yachtcharters.co.uk/Scottish%20Islands.pdf Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland] (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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[[File:Sromaigh.jpg|thumb|left|Stromay from the air, looking west. The narrow channel of Sruth Beag between Stromay and [[North Uist]] is at centre]]
[[File:Sromaigh.jpg|thumb|left|Stromay from the air, looking west. The narrow channel of Sruth Beag between Stromay and [[North Uist]] is at centre]]
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Latest revision as of 00:15, 19 February 2023

Not to be confused with Island of Stroma.

Stromay
Scottish Gaelic nameSròmaigh
Old Norse nameStraum-øy
Meaning of nameOld Norse for 'island in the tidal stream'.
Location
Stromay is located in Outer Hebrides
Stromay
Stromay
Stromay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF936746
Coordinates57°39′25″N 7°08′17″W / 57.657°N 7.138°W / 57.657; -7.138
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area66 ha (163 acres)
Area rank178 [1]
Highest elevation16 m (52 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3]

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[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Stromay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  3. ^ a b Get-a-map (Map). Ordnance Survey.
  4. ^ a b J.D. Hansom. "Loch Maddy - Sound Of Harris Coastline" (PDF). JNCC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  5. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  6. ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables provide an area of 100 hectares (250 acres), which may include the inter-tidal zone. Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
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Stromay from the air, looking west. The narrow channel of Sruth Beag between Stromay and North Uist is at centre

57°39′26″N 7°8′18″W / 57.65722°N 7.13833°W / 57.65722; -7.13833

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