Soay, Skye
Appearance
Gaelic name | Sòdhaigh (help·info) |
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Norse name | so-øy |
Meanin o name | Sheep Island |
Location | |
Soay shawn within the Skye aurie | |
OS grid reference | NG443145 |
Coordinates | 57°09′N 6°14′W / 57.15°N 6.23°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Skye |
Aurie | 1,036 ha (4 sq mi) |
Aurie rank | 49 [1] |
Heichest elevation | Beinn Bhreac 141 m (463 ft) |
Admeenistration | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Kintra | Scotland |
Cooncil aurie | Hieland |
Demografics | |
Population | 1[2] |
Population rank | 89= [1] |
Population density | 0.1 people/km2[2][3] |
Lairgest settlement | Mol-chlach |
References | [3][4] |
Soay (Scots Gaelic: Sòdhaigh, pronounced [ˈs̪ɔː.aj]) is an island juist off the coast o Skye, in the Inner Hebrides o Scotland.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ a b Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ a b Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 149
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.