Sanday (Hebrides)
Sanday (Sandaigh) | ||
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Cliffs on the south coast with Dun Mor (right) | ||
Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
Archipelago | Inner Hebrides | |
Geographical location | 57 ° 2 '58 " N , 6 ° 29' 39" W | |
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length | 3 km | |
surface | 1.8 km² | |
Highest elevation |
Tallabric 59 m |
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Residents | 9 (2011) 5 inhabitants / km² |
Sanday ( Scottish Gaelic Sandaigh ) is a tidal island in the west of the "Little Islands", which are part of the Scottish Inner Hebrides in the Highlands . It is 3 kilometers long. The island is owned by the National Trust for Scotland .
Sanday is known for its numerous bird species, including the puffin , the great skua and the Atlantic shearling .
The highest point on the island is the Tallabric at 59 meters; it is located in the southwest of Sandy. The neighboring island of Canna is connected to Sanday by a road bridge. In 2018, a road was built on Sanday for the first time that is passable even at high tide. In 2011, nine people lived on Sanday.
Web links
Commons : Sanday - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- 360 ° aerial panorama of Sanday and Canna, in the background Rum (direction of view after loading the panorama is north)
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Trust for Scotland (2019): 3 key projects (accessed July 13, 2019)
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2016): OS Landranger map sheet 39 Rùm, Eigg, Muck & Canna. ISBN 978-0-319-26137-8 .
- ↑ BBC (2018): First road built on tiny island of Sanday (accessed July 13, 2019)
- ↑ 2011 census data