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The island is the fictional setting of Nigel Tranter's 1952 novel Bridal Path, which was made into the film of the same name in 1959.As the comic novel takes the perils of island inbreeding as its theme, it is assumed that Tranter deliberately chose an unpopulated island to avoid giving offence.
See also References A The Abarat: 25 islands in an archipelago, one for each hour and one for all the hours, from the series The Books of Abarat by Clive Barker Absolom: a prison island in the movie Escape from Absolom Acidophilus: an island in Greece appearing in the adventure game Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" Aepyornis Island: an atoll near Madagascar, in H. G. Wells' story by that name Al Amarja ...
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Heimaey, Iceland's second largest island by area, the largest after the main island; [5] main island of the Westman Islands: 13.4 4,347 (2021) Vestmannaeyjabær: Hellisey: 0.1 0 Vestmannaeyjabær: Hergilsey: 0.2 0 Reykhólahreppur: Hjörsey, Iceland's fourth largest island by area, located in Faxaflói bay (West) 5.5 0 Borgarbyggð: Hrappsey: 1 ...
The original size of Kolbeinsey is unknown. When it was first measured in 1616, the island was 700 metres (2,300 ft) in length from north to south and 100 m (330 ft) east to west. By 1903, it had already diminished to half that size. In August 1985, the island was recorded as being 39 m (128 ft) across. [3]
This is a list of islands of Switzerland. Switzerland is a landlocked country, hence all Swiss islands are located in lakes or rivers. This list also includes islands in artificial lakes (*). In these cases, the water levels may drop by a few metres at some periods of the year, thereby turning some islands into peninsulas.
Ella Island is located at the mouth of Kempe Fjord in the northern end of King Oscar Fjord. To the east lie the larger Traill Island and Geographical Society Island. Off its northern end lie Maria Island and Ruth Island. [3] The island has an area of 143.6 square kilometres (55.4 sq mi) and a shoreline of 59.6 kilometres (37 mi). [4]
The island's population peaked in 1891 with nearly ninety people, now it is approximately half that. 45 people were recorded in 1991, [3] although the population increased to 50 by 2001. At the autumn 2010, the islands of Housay and Bruray (600.00 acres) were on sale for £250,000. "The main islands are held under crofting tenure. the Crofting ...