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Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle", [7] is a peat-covered island in the Shetland Islands. It is situated east of the Shetland Mainland and has an area of 7.6 square miles (20 km 2 ). The main settlement is Symbister , [ 8 ] where the fishing fleet is based.
Eilean Shona (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Seòna) is a tidal island situated at the entrance of Loch Moidart, on the west coast of Scotland, just north of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. The island is 525 hectares (1,300 acres) in area, with the highest point being Beinn a' Bhàillidh at 265 metres (869 ft).
The conditions of whale hunting in the arctic led to the invention of the bomb lance. [2] There, the presence of ice floes provide cover for whales to dive under, making it nearly impossible to execute a hand lance kill before the whale can escape. With bomb lances, a well directed shot assures a quick kill. Shooting a bomb lance into a whale
Bragar (Scottish Gaelic: Bhràdhagair, pronounced) is a village on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 14 miles (23 kilometres) from the island's only town, Stornoway. Bragar is within the parish of Barvas , [ 1 ] and is situated on the A858 between Carloway and Barvas.
Scarba (Scottish Gaelic: Sgarba) is an island, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, just north of the much larger island of Jura. The island has not been permanently inhabited since the 1960s. The island has not been permanently inhabited since the 1960s.
Note 7] The island-wide population increase of 4 percent between 1991 and 2001 occurred against the background of an overall reduction in Scottish island populations of 3 percent for the same period. [13] By 2011 the population had risen a further 8.4% to 10,008 [6] with Scottish island populations as a whole growing by 4% to 103,702. [109]
Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay on the east coast of Scotland, opposite the town of Newburgh in Fife. It is low-lying and reedy , and covers an area of 55.7 acres (22.5 ha). [ 1 ] It is the only significant island in the firth. [ 2 ]
Skerryvore (from the Gaelic An Sgeir Mhòr meaning "The Great Skerry") is a remote island that lies off the west coast of Scotland, 11 nautical miles (20 kilometres) southwest of Tiree. Skerryvore Lighthouse is located on these rocks, built with some difficulty between 1838 and 1844 by Alan Stevenson .