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Soay, Skye

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Soay
Gaelic nameAboot this soondSòdhaigh 
Norse nameso-øy
Meanin o nameSheep Island
Location
Soay is located in Isle of Skye
Soay
Soay
Soay shawn within the Skye aurie
OS grid referenceNG443145
Coordinates57°09′N 6°14′W / 57.15°N 6.23°W / 57.15; -6.23
Physical geography
Island groupSkye
Aurie1,036 ha (4 sq mi)
Aurie rank49 [1]
Heichest elevationBeinn Bhreac 141 m (463 ft)
Admeenistration
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
KintraScotland
Cooncil aurieHieland
Demografics
Population1[2]
Population rank89= [1]
Population density0.1 people/km2[2][3]
Lairgest settlementMol-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

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. a b Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 149
  4. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

Coordinates: 57°9′0″N 6°13′48″W / 57.15000°N 6.23000°W / 57.15000; -6.23000